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McCurdy Charter School

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McCurdy Charter School ranks 191 st of 345 New Mexico alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Alternative Schools

Better than 45% of New Mexico alternative schools

Summary

McCurdy Charter School is an alternative public charter school in Espanola, New Mexico, serving 553 students in grades K-12. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students (64.74% in 2023-2024) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student body.

McCurdy Charter School has shown steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, increasing from 76.7% in 2022-2023 to 83.6% in 2023-2024, approaching the state average of 84.4%. In English Language Arts (ELA), the school's proficiency rates are generally higher than the state average, particularly in the 3rd, 4th, and 7th grades. However, in Mathematics and Science, the school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average across all grade levels. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.5 to 16.8 over the past three school years, which could contribute to a more personalized learning environment.

While McCurdy Charter School is making progress in certain areas, such as graduation rates, the disparity in academic performance between ELA and Mathematics/Science suggests opportunities for improvement. The school's administration could explore strategies to provide targeted support and resources to address the unique needs of its diverse, low-income student population. By focusing on these areas, McCurdy Charter School can continue to enhance the educational experiences and outcomes for its students.

557

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,481

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Calle Arbolera
Espanola, NM 87532

(505) 692-6090

District: McCurdy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

American Indian:

3.9%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

New Mexico avg36%

Elementary school

191^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

110^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

62^nd of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	191 of 345	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	334 of 435	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	328 of 420	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	361 of 396	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	340 of 383	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	320 of 374	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	317 of 410	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	396 of 421	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	29.0	156 of 203	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	343 of 390	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	269 of 395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	313 of 343	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	129 of 255	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	299 of 395	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	273 of 389	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	264 of 320	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	290 of 329	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	172 of 325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	332 of 426	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	232 of 410	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	326 of 361	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	314 of 414	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	219 of 392	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	252 of 337	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	300 of 333	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	60 of 83	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	31 of 99	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	203 of 304	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	331 of 413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	110 of 192	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	171 of 239	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	161 of 232	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.1	184 of 200	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	144 of 186	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	151 of 176	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	136 of 208	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.7	154 of 207	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	185 of 213	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	173 of 220	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	153 of 160	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	102 of 156	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	58 of 148	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	148 of 204	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	131 of 214	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	129 of 150	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	117 of 149	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	89 of 173	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	167 of 227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	156 of 223	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	95 of 168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	161 of 221	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	102 of 213	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	111 of 178	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	175 of 229	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	62 of 131	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	91 of 172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	118 of 170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	136 of 177	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	93 of 181	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	129 of 182	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	96 of 158	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.3	103 of 185	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.0	139 of 193	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	77 of 142	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	60 of 144	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	84 of 145	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	51 of 98	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	65 of 136	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	61 of 139	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.5	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.3	89 of 127	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	109 of 157	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	120 of 161	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	142 of 164	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	79 of 150	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	113 of 146	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	101 of 151	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	123 of 143	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	69 of 117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	122 of 157	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	62 of 133	53.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Native American (2022)69th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)12th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile~ school

Male (2023)27th percentile~ school

Female (2023)13th percentile-15 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)47th percentile~ school

Female (2024)46th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)35th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science27%-8 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SAT School Day English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Total
McCurdy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	515 Calle Arbolera	Espanola	87532	Santa Fe County	McCurdy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 692-6090	557	41	13.6		11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (92.8%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)								(n/a)	41.7	16.7	29.2	37.1	27.2	48.7	59.5	35.7	41.3	50.0	36.7	45.1	28.2	26.2	21.4	30.4	19.2	$7,481

Frequently Asked Questions about McCurdy Charter School

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McCurdy Charter School

How many students attend McCurdy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended McCurdy Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of McCurdy Charter School?

Students at McCurdy Charter School are 93% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% White.

Is McCurdy Charter School a good school?

McCurdy Charter School ranks 191^st of 345 New Mexico alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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