Top Rankings
Portales 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 311 students in Portales School District.
Public Preschools in Portales School District have a diversity score of 0.47, which is less than the New Mexico public preschool average of 0.51.
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Mexico public preschool average of 82% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
6 Schools
327 Schools
# Students
2,570 Students
99,710 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
7,694 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
86:1
86:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Portales School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 143 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has increased from 74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#53 out of 144 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)80-84%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.51
% American Indian
1%
10%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
68%
67%
% Black
2%
2%
% White
26%
18%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
2%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,842 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,756. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,630 is less than the state median of $14,121. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,842
$14,756
Spending / Student
$13,630
$14,121
Best Portales School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
520 West 5th St
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-7075
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-7075
Grades: PK-K
| 311 students
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