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Belen High

Public Grades 9-12

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 18% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Belen High is a public high school serving 1,044 students in grades 9-12 in Belen, New Mexico. The school is part of the Belen school district, which is ranked 48 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belen High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools over the past decade, with a SchoolDigger rating that has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students and Hispanic students generally performing better than their male and White counterparts. However, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and homeless students perform relatively poorly. Belen High's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 65.6% to 78.0%, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Belen Infinity High, a smaller high school within the same district, generally performs better than Belen High across various metrics, including statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. The nearby Los Lunas High and Valencia High, which are part of the Los Lunas school district, also outperform Belen High in these areas.

958

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,581

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1619 West Delgado Ave
Belen, NM 87002

(505) 966-1300

District: Belen

Feeder schools for Belen High:

Elementary:	Dennis Chavez Elementary
	Gil Sanchez Elementary
	La Merced Elementary
	La Promesa Elementary
	More...
	Rio Grande Elementary
Middle:	Belen Middle
	Central Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.5%

White:

16.1%

American Indian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the New Mexico average (74% vs 81%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

New Mexico avg31%

108^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Belen

48^th of 82Belen among New Mexico districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	108 of 131	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	114 of 172	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	92 of 170	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	98 of 177	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	123 of 181	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	145 of 182	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	106 of 158	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	94 of 185	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.9	88 of 193	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	95 of 198	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.4	91 of 177	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	79 of 163	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	55 of 157	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.6	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.4	70 of 151	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	58 of 146	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.2	96 of 150	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.0	78 of 134	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.0	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	35.3	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	86 of 142	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	79 of 143	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	101 of 157	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	107 of 144	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	124 of 145	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	86 of 98	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	102 of 136	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	61 of 132	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	111 of 150	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	95 of 139	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	115 of 133	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	21 of 24	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	93 of 115	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	77 of 127	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	66 of 157	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	58 of 154	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	95 of 161	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	119 of 164	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	115 of 150	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	90 of 146	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	106 of 159	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	117 of 151	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	129 of 143	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	80.3	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	26.0	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	101 of 136	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	93 of 157	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	87 of 109	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)88th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile~ school

Female (2024)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)21st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)12th percentile-32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-13 vs state

English Language Arts29%-10 vs state

Mathematics4%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	Total
Belen High	Public	9-12	1619 West Delgado Ave	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1300	958	51	18.9	99.9%	154 (16.1%)	10 (1.0%)	752 (78.5%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	19	108^th of 131 public high schools	17.6%		27.2	114^th of 172 public high schools	33.7%	6	28.9	4.2	29.0	$9,581
Belen Infinity High	Public	9-12	221 S 4th St	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1500	112	10	11.7	100.0%	24 (21.4%)	2 (1.8%)	82 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	41.3	58^th of 131 public high schools	55.7%					(n/a)	38.7		41.9	$8,877
Central Nm Corrections	Public	8-12	1525 Morris Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Nm Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 383-3359	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Valencia High	Public	9-12	301 Bonita Vista Blvd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	960	41	23.4	100.0%	222 (23.1%)	10 (1.0%)	671 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	34	74^th of 131 public high schools	43.5%		29.1	106^th of 172 public high schools	38.4%	32	38.2	7.7	41.7	$8,815
Century Alt High	Public	9-12	32 Sun Valley Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	353	9	38.3	99.4%	56 (15.9%)	4 (1.1%)	264 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	10.2	125^th of 131 public high schools	4.6%		13	158^th of 172 public high schools	8.1%	33	16.4		25.6	$9,869
Los Lunas High	Public	9-12	1776 Emilio Lopez Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	1,460	75	19.4	100.0%	265 (18.2%)	10 (0.7%)	1,031 (70.6%)	5 (0.3%)	103 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.0%)	27.4	88^th of 131 public high schools	32.8%		51.1	69^th of 172 public high schools	59.9%	19	33.8	8.2	34.7	$7,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Belen High

Is Belen High a good school?

Belen High ranks in the bottom 17.6% of New Mexico high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Belen High?

Students at Belen High are 78% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Belen High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 958 students attended Belen High.

What district is Belen High in?

Belen

What schools feed into Belen High?

Belen High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dennis Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Gil Sanchez Elementary
Elementary : La Merced Elementary
Elementary : La Promesa Elementary
Elementary : Rio Grande Elementary
Middle : Belen Middle
Middle : Central Elementary

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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