Summary
Deming High is a public 9–12 high school at 1300 S. Iron St. in Deming, NM, serving about 1,174 students in Deming Public Schools, making it the largest school in this nearby comparison group and a high-poverty campus where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch. In 2025–2026, it ranked 104 of 132 New Mexico high schools—21st percentile, 1 star—after reaching 31st percentile, 2 stars the year before. The district itself ranks 72 of 87, or 17th percentile, 1 star.
Deming High’s strongest recent result is graduation: 85.2% in 2024–2025, above the district’s 82.5% and the state’s 80.6%, and its highest in five years. But test proficiency is much lower. In 2025–2026, 11th-grade ELA was 25.35% proficient versus 36.78% statewide, science was 24.04% versus 34.02%, and math was only 6.94% versus 12.72%. That math score is the sharpest weakness—less than half the state rate and below the district’s 8.6%. SAT School Day results show the same pattern. This creates a completion-vs-preparation gap: students are graduating at a higher rate than their test scores suggest they are ready for grade-level work.
Nearby comparisons are important. Early College High School, just 0.22 miles away in the same district, ranked 43 of 132—67th percentile, 3 stars—with 46.43% proficient in 11th-grade ELA and 35.71% in math, despite similar near-100% free/reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 15. Deming Cesar Chavez has a much lower 2024–2025 graduation rate of 62.5%, and its tested areas are reported as under 20%, so exact comparisons are limited. For parents, Deming High is not the lowest-performing nearby option, but its math weakness and broad subgroup gaps—male students were at the 5th percentile, 0 stars, and low-income students at the 12th percentile in 2025–2026—mean it is underperforming compared with schools serving similar students.
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