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Schools in Virden

Virden’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
10%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▲ 21% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
403 students on the public path
In brief

Virden’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Virden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. R.v.traylor Elementary places highest (better than 35%); Dugan-Tarango Middle lowest (19%). 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 Virden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4R.v.traylor Elementaryin LordsburgC+
5–8Dugan-Tarango Middlein LordsburgC−
9–12Lordsburg Highin LordsburgC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lordsburg 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.

Lordsburg Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 403 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$21,482NM $17,681 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 33.8% · 244 students tested
Math10%
State average 24.5% · 241 students tested

Virden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Virden—Lordsburg Municipal Schools

Every school in Virden

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).

Also serving Virdenin other towns
R.v.traylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lordsburg
C+
158 students12:1Rate it →
Dugan-Tarango Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lordsburg
C−
124 students11:1Rate it →
Lordsburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lordsburg
C
121 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Virden’s schools

Are Virden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Virden. Lordsburg Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Virden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Virden in?

Lordsburg Municipal Schools.

Where do Virden kids go to high school?

Lordsburg High.

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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.