Estancia Municipal Schools

Estancia Municipal Schools is a small New Mexico district with four schools: two elementaries, Lower Elementary (PK–1) and Upper Elementary (2–6); one middle, Estancia Middle (7–8); and one high, Estancia High (9–12). Enrollment is 575. All four report 100% free/reduced lunch. The district ranks 40th of 87, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars. Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary share an address, suggesting a connected PK–6 campus; Lower Elementary has no test scores or rank history because it serves PK–1.

For performance, Upper Elementary is the strongest and most consistently improving school. It rose from 2 stars to 4 stars over three years; in 2025–2026, all-grade ELA was 49.28% versus 42.8% district and 43.34% state, and all-grade math was 41.73% versus 30.2% district and 25.54% state. Its 5th grade science was 38.89% versus 31.97% state. Estancia High rebounded to 4 stars and the 70th percentile after a 1-star year. Its graduation rate is 84.5% versus 80.6% state, 11th grade ELA is 41.18% versus 36.78%, and 11th grade science is 55.88% versus 34.02%. Its 11th grade math is under 20%, so the exact gap from the state’s 12.72% cannot be determined. Lower Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.2 but no test data.

Estancia Middle is the clearest concern. It dropped from 3 stars to 2 stars and the 31st percentile. Its all-grade ELA was 30.99% versus 42.8% district and 43.34% state; all-grade math was 19.44% versus 30.2% district and 25.54% state; 8th grade science was 32.5% versus 34.19% state; and 7th grade ELA was 21.88% versus 46.63% state. Still, its 2024–2025 math and science were above state, so this may be a recent drop. Secondary math looks weaker than elementary math: Upper Elementary’s all-grade math is 41.73%, Estancia Middle’s is 19.44%, and Estancia High’s is under 20%. Ratios range from 9.2 at Lower Elementary to 15.8 at Estancia Middle. With only 99 middle-school students, percentages can swing, and all schools are in a 100% free/reduced-lunch context.