Summary:
Dora Municipal Schools is a very small New Mexico district serving 220 students across two schools — Dora Elementary (PK–6, 126 students) and Dora High (7–12, 94 students) — and it ranks 11th of 87 districts statewide with 4 stars.
Both schools perform well above New Mexico averages in core subjects. Dora Elementary is the standout: it ranked 30th of 346 elementary schools in 2025–2026, reaching the 91st percentile with 5 stars, up from 4 stars the prior two years. Its all-grades ELA proficiency is 75.44% versus 44.66% statewide, and math is 54.39% versus 27.85%. Third and fourth grade ELA are both at least 80% proficient, and fifth grade science is 66.67% versus 32.24% statewide. Dora High ranked 27th of 132 high schools at the 80th percentile with 4 stars, and math is its strength: 61.54% all-grades proficiency versus 27.85% statewide, with 11th grade math and SAT math both at 50.00% versus roughly 12.5% statewide. Its ELA is 61.54% versus 44.66% statewide.
Comparing the two, the elementary school leads in ELA while the high school leads in math — an unusual pattern. Both improved in some areas and slipped in others: elementary ELA rose from 62.71% to 75.44% and fifth grade science from 47.06% to 66.67%, while high school math jumped from 44.00% to 61.54% but science fell from 66.67% to 42.86%, still above the state's 33.62%. About 46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch at both schools, and student/teacher ratios differ sharply (12.5 at the elementary, 5.6 at the high school). Some grade-level results are suppressed by the state, particularly at Dora High, so those figures are unknown rather than weak.
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