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Schools in Meadow Lake · Los Lunas Public Schools

Meadow Lake’s public schools score below 53% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Meadow Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Meadow Lake’s districts is 28%, above the New Mexico average (24%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.

#35of 73 New Mexico townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▲ 0 pts vs NM 34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 4 pts vs NM 24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
▼ 4 pts vs NM 76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 10% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,819 students on the public path
In brief

Meadow Lake’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 107 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Meadow Lake’s, its schools beat 63%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 28% in spring 2022, against 34% and 24% statewide; 72% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,991 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Ten elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Meadow Lake’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of New Mexico school districts, #35 of 73 New Mexico towns. Test scores are above the New Mexico average; graduation is below it.

New Mexico school districts we grade (139)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (107)Better than 63%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,094 test results and a graduating class of 696 could put Meadow Lake anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Meadow Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,093 in math, 4,094 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Meadow Lake, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Meadow Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address.
The path, start to finish
PK–610 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Meadow Lake’s public schools are run by Los Lunas Public Schools, which also serves Belen, Bosque Farms, Los Lunas and Peralta. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 33.8% · 4094 students tested
Math28%
State average 24.5% · 4093 students tested

Meadow Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Meadow LakeB−Los Lunas

Every school in Meadow Lake

14 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).

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Questions about Meadow Lake’s schools

Are Meadow Lake’s schools good?

On New Mexico’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Meadow Lake children attend score below 53% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #35 of 73 New Mexico towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Meadow Lake in?

Los Lunas Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,207 students in 16 schools (2024–25).

Where do Meadow Lake kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Los Lunas High and Valencia High.

What is Meadow Lake’s graduation rate?

72% of the class of 2023 in Los Lunas Public Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.

How much does Meadow Lake spend per student?

$15,991 in Los Lunas Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.