Best Public Schools in Pojoaque, NM

Summary:

The city of Pojoaque, New Mexico is home to a single public middle school, the Sixth Grade Academy, which serves 115 students in 6th grade. Despite being the only middle school in the Pojoaque school district, the Sixth Grade Academy stands out as a strong academic institution, ranking in the top 25% of middle schools statewide.

The school's performance metrics show that it outperforms both the Pojoaque district and the state of New Mexico in English Language Arts proficiency, with 48% of students scoring proficient or better. However, in mathematics, the school's 26% proficiency rate is slightly below the state average of 25%. The Sixth Grade Academy has a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 52.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.4, which is lower than the national average.

Overall, the Sixth Grade Academy appears to be a well-performing middle school within the Pojoaque area, providing a quality education to its diverse student population. While the school's strengths in English Language Arts are noteworthy, the data suggests an opportunity for improvement in mathematics proficiency, which could be an area of focus for the school and district moving forward.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)		NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	1574 State Rd 502	Pojoaque	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	79	5	15.1	100.0%	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (70.9%)	1 (1.3%)	19 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	48.1	48.1	14.3	14.3	$8,199

Cities Near Pojoaque

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Fe	0.95 mi	45	49^th
Tesuque	4.73 mi	1
Tesuque Pueblo	6.92 mi	1
Lamy	15.48 mi	1
White Rock	15.68 mi	2	1^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.