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Schools in San Mateo

San Mateo’s public schools

Grants-Cibola County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for San Mateo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 4% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,056 students on the public path
In brief

San Mateo’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of San Mateo’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Cubero Elementary places highest (better than 62%); Milan Elementary lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve San Mateo, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and three high schools: Grants High, Laguna-Acoma High and GCCS Early College High School. 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 San Mateo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–67 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grants-Cibola County Schools.

The district

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

Grants-Cibola County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,056 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$18,345NM $17,681 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 33.8% · 1570 students tested
Math17%
State average 24.5% · 1569 students tested

San Mateo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
San Mateo—Grants-Cibola County Schools

Every school in San Mateo

12 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 San Mateoin other towns
Mesa View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grants
465 students11:1Rate it →
Milan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Milan
C+
410 students11:1Rate it →
Mount Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grants
B
347 students10:1Rate it →
Cubero Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cubero
B
197 students8:1Rate it →
Bluewater Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bluewater
C+
63 students6:1Rate it →
San Rafael Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Rafael
B
49 students5:1Rate it →
Seboyeta Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Seboyeta
26 students3:1Rate it →
Los Alamitos Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grants
416 students11:1Rate it →
Laguna-Acoma Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Casa Blance
33 students2:1Rate it →
Grants High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grants
807 students12:1Rate it →
Laguna-Acoma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Casa Blanca
193 students8:1Rate it →
GCCS Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grants
50 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about San Mateo’s schools

Are San Mateo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for San Mateo. Grants-Cibola County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for San Mateo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is San Mateo in?

Grants-Cibola County Schools.

Where do San Mateo kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Grants High, Laguna-Acoma High and GCCS Early College High School.

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What San Mateo 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.