Summary:
J Paul Taylor Academy is the only school in this data set — a standalone K–8 elementary school serving 200 students in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is also its own district (J Paul Taylor Academy), so every district figure reflects this one school. With just one school, there is no cross-school comparison to make; the meaningful yardstick is the state, and on that measure the school stands out. It ranked 56th of 346 New Mexico schools in 2025–2026 (84th percentile, 4 stars), 58th of 345 the prior year, and 54th of 413 in 2023–2024 — earning 4 stars every year. As a district it ranks 13th of 87 statewide.
Academically, the school beats the New Mexico average in every subject and at every reported grade level. In 2025–2026, language arts proficiency was 60.9% versus 44.66% statewide (+16.2 points), math was 48.12% versus 27.85% (+20.3 points, roughly 1.7 times the state rate), and science was 56.82% versus 33.62% (+23.2 points). Math showed the biggest year-over-year gain, up 5 points from 43.08%, while ELA rose 2.4 points and science slipped 2.7 points from 59.52%. No test-score value was suppressed, so all figures are exact.
Grade-level results show grade 8 as the clear peak — 71.43% in both ELA and science, with science more than double New Mexico's 34.19% — while grade 6 math (36.36%) is the lowest figure and the narrowest margin over the state. Results climb steadily through grades 7 and 8. Across grades, ELA varies by about 21 points and math by about 16. With roughly 20–25 students per grade level, these single-grade numbers are directional rather than precise. Two items worth monitoring: the grade-6 math dip and the softening science trend.
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