Best Public Schools in Quemado, NM

Summary:

The city of Quemado, New Mexico is home to two schools: Quemado Elementary and Quemado High. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the Quemado school district.

Based on the available data, Quemado High stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top high schools in New Mexico. The school has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts impressive test scores, with 77.14% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 37.14% in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Quemado High also has a respectable 78.0% four-year graduation rate.

While Quemado Elementary does not match the exceptional performance of its high school counterpart, the school still performs reasonably well, with ELA scores close to the state average. However, the school's Mathematics scores are slightly below the state average, which could be an area for improvement. Both schools have relatively small student populations and higher rates of students from low-income families, which may impact their resources and performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NM-ASR Science (2025)		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-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Quemado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Hwy 60	Quemado	87829	Catron County	Quemado	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 773-4700	73	9	8.1	100.0%	44 (60.3%)	1 (1.4%)	14 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.3%)								(n/a)			50.0			41.9		23.3	$21,160
Quemado High	Public	7-12	Hwy 60	Quemado	87829	Catron County	Quemado	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 773-4700	81	7	11.9	100.0%	56 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)	71.4	69.2		64.3	85.7	77.1	50.0	37.1	$20,462

Cities Near Quemado

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank	Rank (0-5)
Reserve	41.64 mi	2
Pinehill	46.01 mi	1

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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.

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