Gadsden

Summary:

The Gadsden school district in New Mexico serves a diverse population of students across 26 schools, including 18 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The district faces significant challenges, with universally high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite these challenges, the data reveals pockets of excellence within the district. Alta Vista Early College High School stands out as a top-performing school, ranking 21st out of 131 high schools in New Mexico and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, North Valley Elementary and La Union Elementary are among the top 100 schools in the state, with exceptional proficiency rates in English language arts and mathematics. Other high-performing schools include Anthony Elementary, which excels in mathematics.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some schools struggling with low proficiency rates. Addressing these disparities and supporting the unique needs of the district's economically disadvantaged student population will be critical to driving better outcomes for all Gadsden students. The district's focus on early childhood education, as evidenced by the inclusion of several pre-K centers, suggests a commitment to investing in the foundation for student success.

District Detail

6308 Highway 28
Anthony, NM 88021

(575) 882-6203

SchoolDigger Rank:
60^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,739

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Chaparral Middle	Public	7-8	290 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	546	42	13.1	100.0%	15 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	525 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.8	125^th of 192 public middle schools	34.9%		31.4	98^th of 165 public middle schools	40.6%	27				26.2						39.3	36.3	37.8					25.9	12.5	19.5	$8,695
Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	100 Airport Rd	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,154	77	14.9	99.8%	33 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1,117 (96.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23	100^th of 131 public high schools	23.7%		32.6	97^th of 172 public high schools	43.6%	3	23.7	9.8			34.6															$8,819
Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Church St	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	163	16	10.1	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.6	89^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.2%		74.8	79^th of 413 public elementary schools	80.9%	10			40.3					46.8	41.8			44.2			61.0	45.6			53.2	$10,061
La Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	875 Mercantile	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	340	24	14.0	100.0%	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.3	77^th of 345 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.5	82^nd of 413 public elementary schools	80.1%	5			35.1			52.3	60.0	54.4	52.5			55.1	34.1	29.1	57.9	57.5			44.4	$10,430
Gadsden Middle	Public	7-8	1301 West Washington	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	650	48	13.5	99.8%	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	636 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.4	114^th of 192 public middle schools	40.6%		35.9	85^th of 165 public middle schools	48.5%	29				26.5						38.6	50.0	44.5					28.0	10.3	18.8	$9,186
Gadsden High	Public	9-12	6308 Hwy 28	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,219	81	15.0	100.0%	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1,199 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	107^th of 131 public high schools	18.3%		20.7	132^nd of 172 public high schools	23.3%	25	24.9	5.4			34.1															$8,433
Desert Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	290 East Lisa	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	479	33	14.4	100.0%	16 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	455 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.5	148^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.1%		47	189^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.2%	41			25.0			34.7	40.0	25.0	57.1			39.0	22.2	34.6	53.1	79.4			46.9	$8,800
Loma Linda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1451 Donaldson Ave	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	398	30	13.2	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	386 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	125^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.2	112^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.9%	13						36.9	52.1					44.0	26.2	48.0					36.3	$10,935
Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	437	34	12.8	100.0%	22 (5.0%)	8 (1.8%)	406 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	249^th of 345 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.8	260^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.0%	11			20.7			39.6	35.2	31.0	40.0			36.4	18.9	14.8	15.5	36.7			21.8	$9,456
Santa Teresa Middle	Public	7-8	4800 McNutt Rd	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	528	38	13.7	100.0%	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	106^th of 192 public middle schools	44.8%		41.3	69^th of 165 public middle schools	58.2%	37				22.0						50.5	44.3	47.0					27.3	14.9	20.3	$9,461
Desert View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1105 Valle Vista Dr	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	524	35	14.9	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	514 (98.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	193^rd of 345 public elementary schools	44.1%		52	160^th of 413 public elementary schools	61.3%	33			19.7			34.2	47.5	27.6	60.3			42.0	27.6	31.2	17.1	43.8			29.7	$9,388
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4085 McNutt Rd	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	550	41	13.4	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	540 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.1	118^th of 345 public elementary schools	65.8%		60.1	133^rd of 413 public elementary schools	67.8%	15			20.8			34.2	40.0	50.0	53.4			44.1	31.7	38.8	50.0	64.4			45.7	$9,714
Desert Pride Academy	Public	7-12	100 Shrode Rd	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 882-0142	221	19	11.6	100.0%	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4	131^st of 131 public high schools	0.0%		4.1	171^st of 172 public high schools	0.6%	40	11.5				11.5
Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Commerciantes	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	484	38	12.7	100.0%	32 (6.6%)	8 (1.7%)	441 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.9	107^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.0%		48.1	178^th of 413 public elementary schools	56.9%	71			35.7			51.4	47.8	52.4	62.7			54.1	28.4	29.9	35.7	42.2			34.2	$8,637
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 County Line Dr	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	406	33	12.3	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	396 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	285^th of 345 public elementary schools	17.4%		29.3	281^st of 413 public elementary schools	32.0%	4			31.2			22.8	17.7	34.4	20.7			24.0	12.3		29.5	32.8			21.0	$9,400
Vado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Holguin Rd	Vado	88072	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	415	33	12.5	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.7	316^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.4%		25.9	298^th of 413 public elementary schools	27.8%	18			16.1			20.4	20.0	21.4	37.9			25.5	27.8	16.4	16.1	19.7			19.9	$10,558
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	800 County Line Dr	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	1,067	70	15.3	100.0%	34 (3.2%)	8 (0.7%)	1,021 (95.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.7	114^th of 131 public high schools	13.0%		15.3	152^nd of 172 public high schools	11.6%	38	21.3	5.4			29.9															$8,613
North Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Cascade Ave	San Miguel	88058	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	338	31	10.8	100.0%	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	326 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	69^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.0%		54.7	150^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.7%	81			42.0			51.2	56.3	60.0	58.7			56.7	20.9	37.5	62.0	56.5			44.9	$10,326
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1440 Hwy 478	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-3050	379	27	14.0	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37.5	198^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.6%		45.5	196^th of 413 public elementary schools	52.5%	2			37.9			25.5	53.2	34.5	40.3			38.1	13.7	40.4	25.9	32.3			28.0	$9,279
Alta Vista Early College High School	Public	9-12	5235 Highway 28	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6400	180	18	10.0	100.0%	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.2	21^st of 131 public high schools	84.0%		93.7	10^th of 172 public high schools	94.2%	11	70.7	24.4			70.7															$9,636
Yucca Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	580 Angelina Blvd	Chaparral	88081	Otero County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 824-8210	439	29	15.1	100.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	430 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.9	196^th of 345 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.8	203^rd of 413 public elementary schools	50.8%	7			13.6			46.2	48.2	27.1	47.1			42.5	23.1	16.7	30.5	42.9			28.7	$8,310
Gadsden Admin Complex Prek Center	Public	PK	4950 McNutt Road	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 882-6740	135	12	11.2	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	131 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
La Mesa On Track Prek Center	Public	PK	253 E Chimuri	La Mesa	88044	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 233-3475	91	12	7.5	100.0%	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chaparral On-Track Prek Center	Public	PK	800 County Line Road	Chaparral	88081	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 649-7724	160	10	16.0	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	154 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Anthony On-Track Prek Center	Public	PK	609 Church St	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 882-1904	136	12	11.3	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Berino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	455 Shrode Rd	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	300	28	10.6	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	294 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	302^nd of 345 public elementary schools	12.5%		32.3	257^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.8%	45						37.2	35.1	23.3	20.5			29.0							12.4	$10,604

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.