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Schools in Mountainair

Mountainair’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.6K
▲ 96% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
184 students on the public path
In brief

Mountainair’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Mountainair’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Mountainair High places highest (better than 10%); Mountainair 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 Mountainair, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mountainair ElementaryMountainair Public SchoolsNo scores
6–8Mountainair Jr. HighMountainair Public SchoolsNo scores
9–12Mountainair HighMountainair Public SchoolsD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mountainair Public Schools.

The district

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

Mountainair Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 184 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$34,607NM $17,681 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 33.8% · 105 students tested
Math12%
State average 24.5% · 105 students tested

Mountainair vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountainair—Mountainair

Every school in Mountainair

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 Mountainairby address
Mountainair Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
90 students10:1Rate it →
Mountainair Jr. High
Middle · Grades 6–8
36 students7:1Rate it →
Mountainair High
High · Grades 9–12
D
58 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountainair’s schools

Are Mountainair’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mountainair. Mountainair Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountainair. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mountainair in?

Mountainair Public Schools.

Where do Mountainair kids go to high school?

Mountainair High.

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What Mountainair 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.