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Texico Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Texico.

Texico’s Schools page →

Students
551
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,185
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$6.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Texico Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the NM average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.1M, about $11,053 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Texico. Grade by grade →

PK–5Texico ElementaryThis district
6–8Texico MiddleThis district
9–12Texico HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 24.5% · 279 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 33.8% · 279 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 76.5% · 43 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$16,185 per student · 8% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 77%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
552’20
555’21
551’22
562’23
551’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Hispanic 42%Black 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.