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Schools in Santa Clara · Cobre Consolidated Schools

Santa Clara’s public schools outscore 55% of New Mexico districts

The four-year graduation rate in Santa Clara’s district is 92%, above the New Mexico average (76%). The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Clara, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 7 pts vs NM 34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 10 pts vs NM 24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 14–18 pts vs NM 76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.9K
▲ 46% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
591 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Clara’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 144 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santa Clara’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico (the state reports Santa Clara’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $25,893 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Snell Middle, then Cobre High. Enrollment is down 13% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Santa Clara’s grade

C− Test scoresA+ Graduation

B: better than 55% of New Mexico school districts. Graduation is above the New Mexico average; test scores are below it.

New Mexico school districts we grade (139)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (144)Better than 69%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 536 test results and a graduating class of 82 could put Santa Clara anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Santa Clara’s students in the tested grades sat them (536 in math, 537 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Santa Clara, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Central ElementaryCobre Consolidated SchoolsNo scores
6–8Snell Middlein BayardNo scores
9–12Cobre Highin BayardNo scores

Santa Clara’s public schools are run by Cobre Consolidated Schools, which also serves Bayard and Hurley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cobre Consolidated SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 939 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$25,893NM $17,681 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 33.8% · 537 students tested
Math15%
State average 24.5% · 536 students tested

Santa Clara vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa ClaraBCobre Consolidated Schools

Every school in Santa Clara

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 Santa Claraby address
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
133 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Santa Clarain other towns
Snell Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bayard
201 students17:1Rate it →
Cobre High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bayard
257 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Clara’s schools

Are Santa Clara’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Mexico: the public schools Santa Clara children attend outscore 55% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Santa Clara in?

Cobre Consolidated Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 939 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Santa Clara kids go to high school?

Cobre High in Bayard, with 257 students.

What is Santa Clara’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Cobre Consolidated Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.

How much does Santa Clara spend per student?

$25,893 in Cobre Consolidated Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Santa Clara 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.