Carlsbad Municipal Schools

Carlsbad Municipal Schools is a 12-school district in southeastern New Mexico serving about 6,901 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, including six elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and two alternative programs; it ranks 53rd of 87 districts statewide, at the 39th percentile with 2 stars. That district-wide number masks dramatic internal variation, with schools ranging from the 7th percentile at Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus to the 86th percentile at Carlsbad Early College High — roughly a 79-point gap inside a single district.

Carlsbad Early College High is the clear standout: it ranked 19th of 132 high schools at the 86th percentile with 4 stars, and its 11th grade proficiency was 74.42% in ELA, 27.91% in math, and 72.73% in science, far above district and state. Among elementary schools, Monterrey Elementary (105th of 346, 70th percentile, 4 stars) and Cottonwood Elementary (99th of 346, 71st percentile, 4 stars) both beat district and state in ELA and math. Carlsbad Intermediate School - Pr Leyva Campus is the stronger middle school, ranking 85th of 191 at the 55th percentile with 3 stars.

The most concerning pattern is Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus, which ranked 177th of 191 at the 7th percentile with 0 stars for three straight years, posting 11.7% math proficiency and 6.6% in 8th grade math. Sunset Elementary fell from 3 stars and the 67th percentile to 1 star and the 14th percentile, with 5th grade ELA at 17.78% and math at 11.11%. Carlsbad High graduates 90.5% of students but only 25.42% of 11th graders were proficient in ELA, 5.37% in math, and 22.16% in science. Carlsbad Enrichment Center's graduation rate is 58.7% versus the district's 86.3%, and its test scores are suppressed (—); Jefferson Montessori's science score is reported only as under 20%. Suppressed and bounded values should be treated as unknown, not as zero.