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Schools in Thunder Mountain · Moriarty Municipal Schools

Thunder Mountain’s public schools outscore 61% of New Mexico districts

On the state reading tests, 42% of Thunder Mountain’s students scored proficient, above the New Mexico average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Thunder Mountain, 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 96% 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
42%
▲ 8 pts vs NM 34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▲ 0 pts vs NM 24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NM 76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 4% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
NM 12.9
Schools in town
0
2,245 students on the public path
In brief

Thunder Mountain’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 124 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Thunder Mountain’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 25% in spring 2022, against 34% and 24% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,059 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% 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 Thunder Mountain’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 61% of New Mexico school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New Mexico average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

New Mexico school districts we grade (139)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (124)Better than 86%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,199 test results and a graduating class of 182 could put Thunder Mountain anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Thunder Mountain’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,199 in math, 1,199 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Moriarty Highin MoriartyNo scores

Thunder Mountain’s public schools are run by Moriarty Municipal Schools, which also serves Edgewood and Moriarty. 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.

Moriarty Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,361 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$17,059NM $17,681 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 33.8% · 1199 students tested
Math25%
State average 24.5% · 1199 students tested

Thunder Mountain vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thunder MountainBMoriarty Municipal Schools
EdgewoodC+Moriarty Municipal Schools PK–12 · Albuquerque PK–12

Every school in Thunder Mountain

6 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).

Also serving Thunder Mountainin other towns
Moriarty Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moriarty
464 students14:1Rate it →
South Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moriarty
303 students11:1Rate it →
Route 66 Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Moriarty
278 students11:1Rate it →
Edgewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moriarty
281 students14:1Rate it →
Moriarty Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Moriarty
248 students15:1Rate it →
Moriarty High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moriarty
671 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Thunder Mountain’s schools

Are Thunder Mountain’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Mexico: the public schools Thunder Mountain children attend outscore 61% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Thunder Mountain in?

Moriarty Municipal Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,361 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Thunder Mountain kids go to high school?

Moriarty High in Moriarty, with 671 students.

What is Thunder Mountain’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Moriarty Municipal Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.

How much does Thunder Mountain spend per student?

$17,059 in Moriarty Municipal 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.