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Schools in Maxwell

Maxwell’s public schools

Maxwell Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maxwell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.4K
▲ 66% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.1
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
87 students on the public path
In brief

Maxwell’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Maxwell’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Maxwell Elementary places highest (better than 81%); Maxwell High lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Maxwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Maxwell ElementaryMaxwell Municipal SchoolsA−
7–8Maxwell MiddleMaxwell Municipal SchoolsNo scores
9–12Maxwell HighMaxwell Municipal SchoolsD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maxwell Municipal Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Maxwell Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 87 students, down 28% since 2020–21 · 6.1 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$29,375NM $17,681 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 33.8% · 61 students tested
Math37%
State average 24.5% · 61 students tested

Maxwell vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Maxwell’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maxwell—Maxwell Municipal Schools

Every school in Maxwell

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Maxwellby address
Maxwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
39 students6:1Rate it →
Maxwell Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
13 students5:1Rate it →
Maxwell High
High · Grades 9–12
D
35 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Maxwell’s schools

Are Maxwell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Maxwell. Maxwell Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maxwell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Maxwell in?

Maxwell Municipal Schools.

Where do Maxwell kids go to high school?

Maxwell High.

Parents talk

What Maxwell families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.