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Best Public Schools in Sierra County, NM

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Schools

1,246

Students

Top rankedHot Springs High43^rd of 131 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Hot Springs High up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hot Springs High 13.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Sierra Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	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 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Sierra Elementary	Public	4-5	1500 North Silver	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	184	12	15.0	100.0%	98 (53.3%)	4 (2.2%)	77 (41.8%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	273^rd of 345 public elementary schools	20.9%					(n/a)		24.4				29.2	34.9				32.0		24.4				15.4	$9,771
Arrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Arrey Cemetery Rd	Arrey	87930	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	93	9	10.0	100.0%	10 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						43.8					25.6						25.6	$15,324
Hot Springs High	Public	9-12	1200 North Pershing Ave	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	347	25	13.9	100.0%	154 (44.4%)	7 (2.0%)	171 (49.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	57.8	43^rd of 131 public high schools	67.2%		25.5	120^th of 172 public high schools	30.2%	77	48.2			48.2														$11,113
T Or C Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1500 North Silver	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	367	25	14.6	99.7%	191 (52.0%)	6 (1.6%)	149 (40.6%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)					28.2						28.2	19.2					19.2	$12,742
T Or C Middle	Public	6-8	1802 Pershing St	T Or C	87901	Sierra County	T Or C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 894-8150	255	17	15.3	100.0%	102 (40.0%)	10 (3.9%)	133 (52.2%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	31.3	123^rd of 192 public middle schools	35.9%		31.8	97^th of 165 public middle schools	41.2%	26			28.8					42.3	36.9	38.0	39.0			33.3	21.4	11.4	22.0	$11,438

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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.