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Moriarty Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Moriarty Elementary is a public elementary school serving 411 students in grades PK-5 in Moriarty, New Mexico, which is part of the Moriarty-Edgewood school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with its academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Moriarty Elementary's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 21% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 29.72% for the district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance on early literacy assessments is also below the district and state averages. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, this does not appear to be enough to overcome the challenges faced by the student population, which has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby South Mountain Elementary, also in the Moriarty-Edgewood district, significantly outperforms Moriarty Elementary on state assessments, ranking in the top 10% of New Mexico elementary schools in recent years. Another school in the district, Route 66 Elementary, also outperforms Moriarty Elementary, though to a lesser degree. The two Estancia schools, which are in a different district, perform similarly to or slightly better than Moriarty Elementary on state assessments.

464

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,680

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2015 School Loop
Moriarty, NM 87035

(505) 835-5835

District: Moriarty-Edgewood

Students who attend Moriarty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moriarty Middle
High:	Moriarty High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.6%

White:

27.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

New Mexico avg35%

305^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Moriarty-Edgewood

55^th of 82Moriarty-Edgewood 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	18.8	305 of 345	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	323 of 413	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	263 of 435	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	299 of 420	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	216 of 396	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	277 of 383	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	260 of 374	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	212 of 410	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	157 of 421	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.0	288 of 442	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	232 of 412	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	211 of 398	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	238 of 402	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.8	257 of 419	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	221 of 411	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	226 of 405	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	202 of 398	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.3	223 of 390	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.0	233 of 389	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	78 of 203	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.2	317 of 398	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	280 of 390	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	215 of 343	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	275 of 339	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	223 of 255	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	329 of 384	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	281 of 395	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	265 of 389	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	165 of 320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	231 of 329	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	283 of 325	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	300 of 356	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	234 of 426	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	257 of 410	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	151 of 361	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	310 of 397	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	227 of 414	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	279 of 392	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	199 of 337	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	187 of 333	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	282 of 304	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	293 of 339	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	286 of 413	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.3	318 of 325	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	196 of 199	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	186 of 187	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)46th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Moriarty Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	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 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
Moriarty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 School Loop	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	464	34	13.7	99.8%	127 (27.4%)	2 (0.4%)	309 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	18.8	305^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.6%		21.9	323^rd of 413 public elementary schools	21.8%	18	18.8	25.7	33.9	25.0		28.0	20.3	12.9	29.7		21.0	$8,680
Route 66 Elementary	Public	K-5	805 Barton Rd	Moriarty	87035	Bernalillo County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	278	26	10.5	99.6%	128 (46.0%)	2 (0.7%)	133 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	36.8	202^nd of 345 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.6	235^th of 413 public elementary schools	43.1%	33	33.3	46.3	46.8	29.2		40.4	22.0	19.2	31.3		24.3	$10,269
South Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	577 State Rd 344	Moriarty	87015	Santa Fe County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	303	27	11.3	99.7%	135 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	153 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	89.4	27^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.2%		87	39^th of 413 public elementary schools	90.6%	12	45.8	74.0	77.8	59.3		69.5	52.0	48.9	66.1		56.5	$8,642
Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	624 8th St	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	113	12	9.2	100.0%	20 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)												$12,962
Upper Elementary	Public	2-6	624 8th St	Estancia	87016	Torrance County	Estancia	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 384-2001	179	16	11.4	100.0%	34 (19.0%)	2 (1.1%)	139 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	45.6	165^th of 345 public elementary schools	52.2%		38	232^nd of 413 public elementary schools	43.8%	67	29.0	48.5	47.5	45.2	30.6	42.9	30.3	32.5	41.9	27.8	32.9	$13,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Moriarty Elementary

How many students attend Moriarty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Moriarty Elementary.

Is Moriarty Elementary a good school?

Moriarty Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What district is Moriarty Elementary in?

Moriarty-Edgewood

What is the racial makeup of Moriarty Elementary?

Students at Moriarty Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 27% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Moriarty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Moriarty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moriarty Middle
High : Moriarty High

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