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Schools in Mescalero

Mescalero’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▲ 19% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
NM 12.9
Schools in town
0
883 students on the public path
In brief

Mescalero’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Mescalero’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Tularosa Middle places highest (better than 28%); Tularosa High lowest (4%). 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 Mescalero, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Tularosa Elementaryin TularosaNo scores
3–6Tularosa Intermediatein TularosaC−
7–8Tularosa Middlein TularosaC
9–12Tularosa Highin TularosaD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tularosa 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.

Tularosa Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 883 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$20,955NM $17,681 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 33.8% · 418 students tested
Math16%
State average 24.5% · 416 students tested

Mescalero vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mescalero—Tularosa Municipal Schools

Every school in Mescalero

4 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).

Also serving Mescaleroin other towns
Tularosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Tularosa
230 students13:1Rate it →
Tularosa Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Tularosa
C−
210 students18:1Rate it →
Tularosa Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Tularosa
C
140 students8:1Rate it →
Tularosa High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tularosa
D−
303 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Mescalero’s schools

Are Mescalero’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mescalero. Tularosa Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mescalero. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mescalero in?

Tularosa Municipal Schools.

Where do Mescalero kids go to high school?

Tularosa High.

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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.