Top Rankings
Portales Municipal Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 435 students in Portales Municipal Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Portales Municipal School School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 19%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
6 Schools
303 Schools
# Students
2,659 Students
101,278 Students
# Teachers
189 Teachers
7,192 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Portales Municipal Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 84 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has increased from 74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#54 out of 85 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
58%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.58
# American Indian Students
17 Students
13,459 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
13%
# Asian Students
12 Students
1,187 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,732 Students
60,456 Students
% Hispanic Students
65%
60%
# Black Students
55 Students
1,847 Students
% Black Students
2%
2%
# White Students
763 Students
21,846 Students
% White Students
29%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
149 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
78 Students
2,334 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
125
502
# Students in K Grade:
208
2,426
# Students in 1st Grade:
176
2,387
# Students in 2nd Grade:
174
2,571
# Students in 3rd Grade:
210
2,553
# Students in 4th Grade:
169
2,729
# Students in 5th Grade:
149
2,877
# Students in 6th Grade:
185
18,847
# Students in 7th Grade:
229
25,599
# Students in 8th Grade:
206
26,187
# Students in 9th Grade:
216
4,607
# Students in 10th Grade:
220
3,555
# Students in 11th Grade:
191
3,252
# Students in 12th Grade:
201
3,186
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,379 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,520. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,174 is less than the state median of $13,895. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,379
$14,520
Spending / Student
$13,174
$13,895
Best Portales Municipal Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Portales Jr High School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
700 East 3rd St
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-7045
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-7045
Grades: 7-8
| 435 students
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