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Roy Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Roy.

Roy’s Schools page →

Students
72
Schools
2
Spent per student
$36,187
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Roy Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Spends 105% more per student than the NM average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 38.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $4,500 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Roy. Grade by grade →

PK–6Roy ElementaryThis district
7–12Roy HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22
Math proficiency60–69%
State average 24.5% · 36 students tested
Reading / language arts60–69%
State average 33.8% · 36 students tested

95% 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
$36,187 per student · 105% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 86%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
52’20
71’21
77’22
75’23
72’24

Up 38.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 69%White 24%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Schools in the district

2 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.