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Schools in Tatum

Tatum’s public schools

Tatum Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tatum. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 14% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
310 students on the public path
In brief

Tatum’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Tatum’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Tatum High places highest (better than 4%); Tatum High lowest (4%). 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 Tatum, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Tatum ElementaryTatum Municipal SchoolsNo scores
7–8Tatum Jr. HighTatum Municipal SchoolsNo scores
9–12Tatum HighTatum Municipal SchoolsD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tatum Municipal Schools.

The district

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

Tatum Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 310 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$20,141NM $17,681 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 33.8% · 175 students tested
Math32%
State average 24.5% · 175 students tested

Tatum vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tatum—Tatum Municipal Schools

Every school in Tatum

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 Tatumby address
Tatum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
128 students14:1Rate it →
Tatum Jr. High
Middle · Grades 7–8
53 students9:1Rate it →
Tatum High
High · Grades 9–12
D−
129 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Tatum’s schools

Are Tatum’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tatum. Tatum Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tatum. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tatum in?

Tatum Municipal Schools.

Where do Tatum kids go to high school?

Tatum High.

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What Tatum 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.