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Schools in Placitas

Placitas’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 93% 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 9% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,146 students on the public path
In brief

Placitas’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Placitas, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: Hatch Valley High. 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 Placitas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–5Rio Grande Elementaryin HatchNo scores
6–8Hatch Valley Middlein HatchNo scores
9–12Hatch Valley Highin HatchNo scores

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

Hatch Valley Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,146 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$19,293NM $17,681 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 33.8% · 613 students tested
Math15%
State average 24.5% · 609 students tested

Placitas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Placitas—Hatch Valley Municipal Schools
HatchB−Hatch Valley Municipal Schools

Every school in Placitas

5 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 Placitasin other towns
Hatch Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hatch
190 students14:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Garfield
96 students10:1Rate it →
Rio Grande Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hatch
240 students15:1Rate it →
Hatch Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hatch
253 students13:1Rate it →
Hatch Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hatch
367 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Placitas’s schools

Are Placitas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Placitas. Hatch Valley Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Placitas. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Placitas in?

Hatch Valley Municipal Schools.

Where do Placitas kids go to high school?

Hatch Valley High.

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What Placitas 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.