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B−

Socorro Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Socorro.

Socorro’s School Grade B− better than 50% of New Mexico school districts

Students
1,318
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,733
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$9.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Socorro Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of New Mexico districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the NM average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.8M, about $7,446 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Socorro. Grade by grade →

PK–5Parkview ElementaryThis district
6–8R. Sarracino MiddleThis district
9–12Socorro HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 24.5% · 708 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 33.8% · 707 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 76.5% · 135 in the class

92% 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
$22,733 per student · 29% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 69%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,535’20
1,474’21
1,438’22
1,331’23
1,318’24

Down 14.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 13%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 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.