Summary
Piedra Vista High is a large public high school in Farmington, NM, serving grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 1,511 students as part of Farmington Municipal Schools. In 2025–26 it ranked 70th of 132 New Mexico high schools (47th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranks 62nd of 87 statewide (29th percentile). Science is the school's standout: 11th-grade science proficiency was 39.7% on NM Combined and 39.82% on NM-ASR, above both the district and the state. Mathematics is the clearest weakness, at 8.79% proficiency, below district and state.
Compared with nearby comprehensive high schools, Piedra Vista leads in science — ahead of Farmington High (30.72%), Aztec High (31.47%), Bloomfield High (31.37%), and Kirtland Central High (22.91%). The only nearby school clearly higher is San Juan College High School (75.71%), a much smaller school of about 300 students with a different model. In language arts, Piedra Vista's 33.94% is mid-pack locally (above Farmington High, Bloomfield High, Kirtland Central High, and Rocinante High, similar to Aztec High) but below the state. Low math proficiency is a regional pattern, though Piedra Vista still trails the district and state.
Piedra Vista's 2024–25 graduation rate of 82.1% is slightly below the district's 82.2% but above the state's 80.6%; however, it has fallen from 87.3% in 2022–23 while the state rate rose, narrowing the gap to 1.5 points. The school's statewide standing has also slipped over the past decade, from a 4-star, 76th-percentile school in 2015–16 to 2 stars and 47th percentile in 2025–26. Results also differ by student group: Hispanic students (58th percentile) and students from low-income backgrounds (55th) rank above the school's overall figure, while Native American (39th), multiracial (15th), and special education students show lower rankings that are among the school's biggest opportunities to address.
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