Summary:
The Moriarty-Edgewood school district in New Mexico is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. This high-poverty district has significant performance disparities among its schools, with South Mountain Elementary standing out as the top-performing school and Moriarty Elementary as the lowest-performing.
South Mountain Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25-39 elementary schools in the state and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It significantly outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In contrast, Moriarty Elementary has a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom 30% of elementary schools statewide, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.
Across the Moriarty-Edgewood district, all 4 elementary schools have 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The district-wide proficiency rates, while below the state averages, suggest that there is room for improvement. Identifying and replicating the successful practices at South Mountain Elementary could help raise achievement levels across the district.
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