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Mora Independent Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mora.

Mora’s Schools page →

Students
399
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,007
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mora Independent Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 22 pts below the state
  • Spends 36% more per student than the NM average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $251 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mora. Grade by grade →

PK–KHolman ElementaryThis district
1–5Mora ElementaryThis district
6–8Lazaro Larry Garcia MiddleThis district
9–12Mora HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency7%
State average 24.5% · 202 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 33.8% · 200 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–59%
State average 76.5% · 36 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,007 per student · 36% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 50%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 4%State 72%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
409’20
410’21
433’22
452’23
399’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 95%White 4%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.