High Schools in Grants

The Grants, New Mexico area is home to 3 high schools: Grants High, Laguna-Acoma High, and GCCS Early College High School. While the Grants school district as a whole appears to be underperforming, with all 3 high schools ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools, GCCS Early College High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area.

GCCS Early College High School ranked 31st out of 177 New Mexico high schools in the 2021-2022 school year, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school had the highest proficiency rates in science, with 75% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district average of 45.06% and the state average of 41.69%. Additionally, GCCS Early College High School had a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, suggesting more individualized attention for students.

While Grants High outperformed the district and state averages in science proficiency, with 51.79% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better, the school lagged behind in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 33.73% and 7.83% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better, respectively. Laguna-Acoma High had the lowest science proficiency rate at 16.98%. The high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients across all 3 high schools, ranging from 97.87% to 99.02%, indicate that the Grants area faces significant economic challenges, which may be impacting student achievement.