Grady Municipal Schools

Grady Municipal Schools is a small New Mexico district serving roughly 175 students across three schools: Grady Elementary (PK–5, 77 students), Grady Middle School (6–8, 46 students), and Grady High (9–12, 52 students). No alternative school is reported. The district ranks 5th of 87 in New Mexico — the 94th percentile with 5 stars — a strong overall position. Poverty indicators are high, with free or reduced-price lunch rates of 89.61% at the elementary, 95.65% at the middle school, and 98.08% at the high school.

Each school stands out in a different subject. Grady Elementary's English language arts results are the strongest in the district at 80% proficient, compared with 71.05% districtwide and 44.66% statewide. Grady Middle School's strength is math, at 60.87% on NM-MSSA versus 57.89% district and 27.85% state, with 7th grade math reaching 75%. Grady High excels in science, at 73.33% in 11th grade — more than double the state's roughly 34% — and 11th grade ELA at 66.67%. Not every subject leads: elementary math (53.33% vs 57.89% district) and middle school ELA (65.22% vs 71.05% district) trail district rates slightly.

Student-teacher ratios range from 4.2 at Grady High to 13.1 at Grady Middle School. Rank histories are consistently high, and Grady High shows the biggest improvement, climbing from the 52nd percentile in 2022–23 to the 92nd percentile with 5 stars in 2025–26. Note that several test-score cells are suppressed by the state, shown as —, including elementary science, 4th/5th grade ELA and math, 8th grade math, and high school math; these are unknown, not zero or failing. Because cohorts are so small, one or two students can shift a percentage by several points.