Top Rankings
Cloudcroft School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 105 students in Cloudcroft School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Cloudcroft School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Mexico public middle school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
3 Schools
302 Schools
# Students
429 Students
95,081 Students
# Teachers
35 Teachers
7,627 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cloudcroft School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 140 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#17 out of 141 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
33%
Graduation Rate
(19-20)≥90%
77%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)27.7%
43.1%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.59
% American Indian
1%
13%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
24%
59%
% Black
2%
2%
% White
66%
20%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,869 is higher than the state median of $19,444. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,317 is higher than the state median of $18,398. The school district spending/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$6,038 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$5,713 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,869
$19,444
Spending / Student
$20,317
$18,398
Best Cloudcroft School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Cloudcroft Middle School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
810 James Canyon Hwy
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
(575) 601-4416
Cloudcroft, NM 88317
(575) 601-4416
Gr: 6-8 | 105 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 39%
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