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Schools in Watrous

Watrous’s public schools

Las Vegas City Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watrous. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▲ 16% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
870 students on the public path
In brief

Watrous’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Watrous’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Robertson High places highest (better than 62%); Robertson High lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Watrous, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Robertson High. 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 Watrous, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–8Memorial Middlein Las VegasNo scores
9–12Robertson Highin Las VegasB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Las Vegas City Public Schools.

The district

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

Las Vegas City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,121 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$20,464NM $17,681 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 33.8% · 587 students tested
Math20%
State average 24.5% · 572 students tested

Watrous vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Watrous—Las Vegas City

Every school in Watrous

4 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 Watrousin other towns
Los Ninos Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Las Vegas
314 students13:1Rate it →
Mike Sena Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sapello
58 students12:1Rate it →
Memorial Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Las Vegas
167 students11:1Rate it →
Robertson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Las Vegas
B
331 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Watrous’s schools

Are Watrous’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Watrous. Las Vegas City Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Watrous. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Watrous in?

Las Vegas City Public Schools.

Where do Watrous kids go to high school?

Robertson High.

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What Watrous 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.