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Schools in Santa Teresa · Gadsden Independent Schools

Santa Teresa’s public schools outscore 60% of New Mexico districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Teresa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Santa Teresa’s district is 87%, above the New Mexico average (76%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.

#12of 73 New Mexico townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
29%
▼ 5 pts vs NM 34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 0 pts vs NM 24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 10 pts vs NM 76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.9K
▲ 12% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
5,828 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Teresa’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 131 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santa Teresa’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,867 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and four high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Teresa’s grade

C+ Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 60% of New Mexico school districts, #12 of 73 New Mexico towns. Graduation is above the New Mexico average; test scores are below it.

New Mexico school districts we grade (139)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (131)Better than 80%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 6,399 test results and a graduating class of 935 could put Santa Teresa anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Santa Teresa’s students in the tested grades sat them (6,394 in math, 6,404 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Santa Teresa ElementaryGadsden Independent SchoolsD
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Santa Teresa’s public schools are run by Gadsden Independent Schools, which also serves Anthony and Sunland Park. 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.

Gadsden Independent SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 26 schools · 11,739 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$19,867NM $17,681 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 33.8% · 6404 students tested
Math24%
State average 24.5% · 6394 students tested

Santa Teresa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa TeresaBGadsden Independent Schools
Sunland ParkBGadsden Independent Schools

Every school in Santa Teresa

8 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 Teresaby address
Santa Teresa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
484 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Santa Teresain other towns
Gadsden Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Anthony
D−
650 students14:1Rate it →
Chaparral Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Chaparral
546 students13:1Rate it →
Santa Teresa Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
D
528 students14:1Rate it →
Gadsden High
High · Grades 9–12 · Anthony
C−
1,219 students15:1Rate it →
Santa Teresa High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
1,154 students15:1Rate it →
Chaparral High
High · Grades 9–12 · Anthony
C−
1,067 students15:1Rate it →
Alta Vista Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Anthony
B
180 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Teresa’s schools

Are Santa Teresa’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Mexico: the public schools Santa Teresa children attend outscore 60% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #12 of 73 New Mexico towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Santa Teresa in?

Gadsden Independent Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,739 students in 26 schools (2024–25).

Where do Santa Teresa kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Gadsden High, Santa Teresa High, Chaparral High and Alta Vista Early College High School.

What is Santa Teresa’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Gadsden Independent Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.

How much does Santa Teresa spend per student?

$19,867 in Gadsden Independent Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.