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Best Public Schools in Chaves County, NM

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Schools

10,222

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSidney Gutierrez Middle15^th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools

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Biggest riser

East Grand Plains Elementary up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Grand Plains Elementary 6.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Hagerman Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th 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 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Roswell Corrections	Public	8-12	578 West Chickasaw Rd	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Nm Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 625-3100	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Penasco Elementary	Public	K-8	12 Dunkin Rd	Hope	88250	Chaves County	Artesia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 746-3585	19	2	9.5	15.8%	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	≥ 80%							≥ 80%	$13,785
Dexter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 West 1st	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	330	22	15.2	41.5%	49 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (84.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	227^th of 346 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	260^th of 345 public elementary schools	24.6%	33							25.5				52.4	40.0	34.0				41.6	< 20%	13.3	42.6				22.8	$11,105
Dexter High	Public	9-12	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	264	17	15.5	34.1%	33 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.1	105^th of 132 public high schools	20.5%		34.1	73^rd of 131 public high schools	44.3%	32		30.0			< 20%	< 20%			18.3																$10,996
Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	178	14	12.9	46.6%	25 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	112^th of 191 public middle schools	41.4%		25	143^rd of 192 public middle schools	25.5%	31								21.4						32.6	53.1	39.3	41.9				< 20%	< 20%	16.1	12.8	$10,020
Hagerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	217	19	11.4	31.8%	30 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	39.7	194^th of 346 public elementary schools	43.9%		43.7	175^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.3%	19							24.3				52.0	35.0	33.3				39.5	36.0	40.0	33.3				35.8	$13,552
Hagerman High	Public	9-12	406 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 752-3254	121	15	8.0	36.4%	26 (21.5%)	1 (0.8%)	92 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)		33.3																							$13,504
Hagerman Middle	Public	6-8	410 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	70	7	10.3	42.9%	16 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	58	69^th of 191 public middle schools	63.9%					(n/a)								33.3						54.2	48.3	54.2	52.0				41.7			26.0	$12,719
Lake Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 365-2000	67	8	8.0	35.8%	7 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												63.6					58.1							< 20%	$56,570
Lake Arthur High	Public	9-12	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 365-2000	28	4	6.9	35.7%	6 (21.4%)	1 (3.6%)	21 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$54,171
Lake Arthur Middle	Public	6-8	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 365-2000	26	3	8.1	30.8%	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	51.9							29.6	$53,605
Lake Arthur Secondary Online Academy	Public	6-12	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(575) 365-2000	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Berrendo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 West Pine Lodge Rd	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2875	327	33	9.9	44.3%	137 (41.9%)	6 (1.8%)	176 (53.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.7	187^th of 346 public elementary schools	46.0%		50.2	133^rd of 345 public elementary schools	61.4%	54							27.9				50.0	48.2	41.9				46.7	30.0	27.8	32.6				29.9	$9,881
Berrendo Middle	Public	6-8	800 Marion Richards	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2775	571	43	13.1	41.0%	212 (37.1%)	16 (2.8%)	330 (57.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	45.4	90^th of 191 public middle schools	52.9%		51.7	71^st of 192 public middle schools	63.0%	19								42.9						37.4	55.7	46.7	46.9				27.0	24.2	19.6	23.7	$7,639
Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	2701 North Garden Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3325	518	43	12.0	55.0%	138 (26.6%)	11 (2.1%)	361 (69.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52	140^th of 346 public elementary schools	59.5%		50.8	131^st of 345 public elementary schools	62.0%	9							32.9				45.6	64.1	45.2				52.2	36.7	31.5	29.8				32.6	$8,788
East Grand Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 East Grand Plains	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3350	201	30	6.8	50.7%	48 (23.9%)	1 (0.5%)	150 (74.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.8	126^th of 346 public elementary schools	63.6%		43.3	178^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.4%	52											48.2	55.6					43.6	37.0	28.6					27.9	$15,194
El Capitan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2807 West Bland St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3400	380	34	11.3	59.5%	73 (19.2%)	11 (2.9%)	290 (76.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40	193^rd of 346 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.1	141^st of 345 public elementary schools	59.1%	52							32.8				46.7	66.0	42.2				50.6	25.0	22.0	15.6				20.7	$9,309
Nancy Lopez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 East Bland St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3500	190	28	6.8	62.1%	18 (9.5%)	2 (1.1%)	170 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.3	104^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.9%		73.6	64^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.4%	40							70.8				34.6	46.2	58.3				46.1	26.9		58.3				34.2	$11,263
Goddard High	Public	9-12	701 East Country Club	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-4800	1,096	63	17.3	40.0%	375 (34.2%)	17 (1.6%)	689 (62.9%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	37.9	68^th of 132 public high schools	48.5%		32.4	77^th of 131 public high schools	41.2%	9		39.5			13.3				32.0																$9,218
Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	1601 East Bland St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2800	350	32	10.8	58.9%	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	300 (85.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.7	153^rd of 191 public middle schools	19.9%		21.6	155^th of 192 public middle schools	19.3%	2								23.0						31.5	41.0	32.7	35.1				21.7	13.0	6.2	13.1	$9,441
Military Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 North Michigan	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3425	426	34	12.5	46.5%	118 (27.7%)	13 (3.1%)	279 (65.5%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	42.3	183^rd of 346 public elementary schools	47.1%		49.3	137^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.3%	46							32.3				43.9	54.8	50.0				49.7	14.0	27.4	33.9				25.4	$9,125
Missouri Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 W Deming	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3450	322	34	9.5	69.9%	36 (11.2%)	11 (3.4%)	272 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.2	188^th of 346 public elementary schools	45.7%		35.9	203^rd of 345 public elementary schools	41.2%	15							42.3				42.3	52.3	42.3				45.3	21.2	20.5	34.6				25.7	$9,841
Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Gayle St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3475	373	27	15.1	63.3%	57 (15.3%)	3 (0.8%)	312 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.6	170^th of 346 public elementary schools	50.9%		30.8	216^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.4%	46							24.2				42.4	66.2	40.0				50.0	33.3	36.6	20.0				30.2	$8,862
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	312 East Mtn View Rd	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2825	481	28	17.4	57.8%	55 (11.4%)	14 (2.9%)	408 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.7	130^th of 191 public middle schools	31.9%		27.4	137^th of 192 public middle schools	28.6%	7								38.0						20.4	46.9	37.3	35.5				16.8	22.7	8.5	15.7	$8,327
Pecos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 East Hobbs St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3550	255	18	15.3	58.0%	15 (5.9%)	6 (2.4%)	234 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	115^th of 346 public elementary schools	66.8%		55.6	114^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.0%	1							34.4				41.5	64.7	50.0				51.4	31.7	32.4	53.1				38.3	$10,251
Roswell High	Public	9-12	500 West Hobbs St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3200	1,437	78	18.3	49.5%	165 (11.5%)	33 (2.3%)	1,221 (85.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	16.3	117^th of 132 public high schools	11.4%		21	105^th of 131 public high schools	19.8%	12		24.6			2.4				22.0																$8,291
Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	615 South Sycamore Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2850	557	42	13.2	57.1%	90 (16.2%)	13 (2.3%)	449 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	29.2	129^th of 191 public middle schools	32.5%		22.4	151^st of 192 public middle schools	21.4%	22								31.8						31.2	41.9	39.5	37.7				25.5	19.3	12.9	19.0	$7,359
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	606 West Oconnor Road	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3575	253	17	14.7	63.6%	26 (10.3%)	2 (0.8%)	222 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	294^th of 346 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.7	329^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.6%	35							29.7				29.6	33.3	< 20%				25.5		< 20%	< 20%				9.9	$9,293
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 S Washington	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3600	388	28	15.3	56.7%	80 (20.6%)	10 (2.6%)	293 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54.4	129^th of 346 public elementary schools	62.7%		47	157^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.5%	28							43.3				47.8	54.1	55.7				52.5	28.4	< 10%	31.2				21.8	$8,623
Washington Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 North Washington Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3625	263	32	8.3	60.5%	62 (23.6%)	2 (0.8%)	199 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											40.6	36.1					31.6	< 20%	< 20%					13.3	$9,488
University High	Public	9-12	25 Martin Street	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2750	167	12	14.1	69.5%	40 (24.0%)	4 (2.4%)	119 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)		15.2			< 20%	< 20%			< 20%	< 20%															$13,268
Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	12	16.3	13.8%	102 (52.0%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (44.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.2	15^th of 346 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.4	18^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.8%	3							52.4	81.0		66.7	81.8	77.3	66.7	82.6	71.4	≥ 90%	79.2	54.6	59.1	76.2	78.3	71.4	71.4	68.5	$10,411
Early College High School	Public	9-12	52 University Blvd (Enmu R Campus)	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 624-7020	151	10	15.2	35.8%	51 (33.8%)	1 (0.7%)	92 (60.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)	74.1																								$5,409

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