Summary:
Magdalena Municipal Schools is a small New Mexico district serving roughly 297 students across three schools — one elementary (PK–5), one middle (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — with no alternative school, and all three schools report 100% free/reduced lunch. The district is rated 3 stars, ranked 38 of 87 districts, in the 56th percentile.
Magdalena Elementary is the district's clear standout: 4 stars, ranked 43 of 346 (88th percentile), up sharply from 1 star and 15th percentile in 2023–2024. Its all-grade ELA (53.19%) and math (29.79%) proficiency beat both the district and state, with grade 4 results especially strong, and year-over-year gains of +11.37 points in ELA and +13.43 points in math. Magdalena Middle is steady at 3 stars and 54th percentile, with grade 7 ELA a strength (57.69% vs. state 46.99%), though all-grade math (21.43%) trails district and state. Magdalena High is the lowest ranked at 2 stars and 38th percentile, with 11th grade ELA at 28% (below state), science close to state at 32%, and a 2023–2024 graduation rate of 85.5%.
Across the district, science is the largest relative gap — about 6 points below the state in NM Combined Science and about 5.8 points in NM-ASR Science — while NM-MSSA ELA is the closest. Several values, including high school math, elementary science, and some middle school grade-level results, are suppressed and should be treated as unknown rather than weak. Because enrollments are small (69 to 128 students per school), cohort changes can cause large swings, and student-teacher ratios (10.2 to 15.7) do not line up simply with outcomes.
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