Summary:
Belen Consolidated Schools is a New Mexico district serving about 3,500 students across 10 schools — six elementary, two middle, and two high schools — where nearly every campus enrolls 99% to 100% free/reduced-lunch students. The district as a whole ranks 52 of 87 in the state, in the 40th percentile with a 2-star rating, but that average hides wide differences between individual schools. Enrollment is concentrated in a few campuses: Belen High (958 students), Belen Middle (475), and La Merced Elementary (463) together hold about 54% of all students.
Three elementaries are clear standouts. Dennis Chavez Elementary ranks 42 of 346 elementary schools (88th percentile, 4 stars), with proficiency far above district and state in ELA (63.16%), math (50.29%), and 5th-grade science (56.82%). Belen Family School ranks 71 of 346 (79th percentile, 4 stars) and also beats district and state in ELA (57.94%), math (43.93%), and science (53.33%) — notable because it has the highest student-teacher ratio in the district at 29.0. Gil Sanchez Elementary ranks 119 of 346 (66th percentile, 3 stars) and stays above district and state in ELA (51.48%) and math (37.87%).
Other schools struggle more, especially in math and science. Belen High, the largest campus, ranks 112 of 132 (15th percentile, 1 star), with 11th-grade math at 6.28% and science at 17.48%, plus a 73.6% graduation rate below the state's 80.6%. Belen Middle ranks 142 of 191 (26th percentile, 1 star). La Merced Elementary ranks 244 of 346 (29th percentile, 2 stars), while La Promesa Elementary ranks 186 of 346 (46th percentile, 2 stars), an improvement from 1 star. Belen Infinity High has the lowest graduation rate at 62.1%, and its ELA and math are reported only as under 20%. Some scores are suppressed by the state and should be treated as unknown, not zero.
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