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Raton Intermediate

Public Grades 3-6
228th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 34% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Raton Intermediate is an elementary school in Raton, New Mexico, serving grades 3–6 with 246 students as part of Raton Public Schools. Its most recent state ranking is 228th of 346 schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 34th percentile with 2 stars — a notable decline from 2022–2023, when it ranked 150th of 435 in the 66th percentile with 3 stars, and 2023–2024, when it ranked 169th of 413 in the 59th percentile with 3 stars.

Academically, the school's profile is uneven. All-grade Language Arts proficiency is 38.66%, below the district's 44.51% and the state's 43.34%. Math looks stronger on the NM Combined exam at 26.89%, above district (23.81%) and state (25.54%), though slightly below both on NM-MSSA at 25.97%. Sixth grade stands out, scoring 50.85% in both ELA and math, well above state. Fifth grade math is very low at 15.87%–16.13%, far below the state's roughly 34%, and 3rd and 4th grade ELA are also below state. Nearby Longfellow Elementary, 0.54 miles away, serves PK–2 and posts 58.9% ELA proficiency — a 20-point gap worth watching.

Context matters: 99.59% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio is a stable 12:1. Low-income students ranked in the 48th percentile, above the school's overall 34th, an encouraging sign of effectiveness with its core population. Special education students ranked far lower, in the 13th–17th percentile in the available years. Overall, this is a school in transition, with real strengths but clear needs in upper-elementary ELA and 5th grade math and science.

246
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,233
Per pupil spending ?
99.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 South Third
       Raton, NM  87740

(575) 445-9881

District: Raton Public Schools


Students who attend Raton Intermediate usually attend:

High:    Raton High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.0%
White:
21.5%
Two or more races:
0.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2010 → 34th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2010
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg34%
New Mexico avg36%
228th of 346
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Elementary Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202632.1228 of 34634.1%★★☆☆☆
202537.2200 of 34542.0%★★☆☆☆
202451.0169 of 41359.1%★★★☆☆
202362.9150 of 43565.5%★★★☆☆
202247.1175 of 42058.3%★★★☆☆
201925.2304 of 39623.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.3272 of 38329.0%★☆☆☆☆
201732.6243 of 37435.0%★★☆☆☆
201629.3302 of 41026.3%★☆☆☆☆
201045.5234 of 41944.2%★★☆☆☆
200938.7268 of 41134.8%★★☆☆☆
200835.8276 of 40531.9%★★☆☆☆
200756.2162 of 39859.3%★★★☆☆
200652.6173 of 39055.6%★★★☆☆
200542.9225 of 38942.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202283.413 of 20393.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202629.4193 of 25223.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.1254 of 39836.2%★★☆☆☆
202357.6152 of 39061.0%★★★☆☆
202241.4192 of 39551.4%★★★☆☆
201934.8223 of 34335.0%★★☆☆☆
201831.3234 of 33931.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202633.5186 of 27331.9%★★☆☆☆
202539.7150 of 25541.2%★★☆☆☆
202457.8131 of 38465.9%★★★☆☆
202368.4108 of 39572.7%★★★★☆
202249.4143 of 38963.2%★★★☆☆
201920.0273 of 32014.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.4258 of 32921.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202644.9133 of 25648.0%★★☆☆☆
202539.4181 of 32544.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.7155 of 35656.5%★★★☆☆
202374.1105 of 42675.4%★★★★☆
202255.1119 of 41071.0%★★★★☆
201931.4261 of 36127.7%★☆☆☆☆
201837.4231 of 35635.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202633.5166 of 25133.9%★★☆☆☆
202466.3106 of 39773.3%★★★★☆
202363.0139 of 41466.4%★★★☆☆
202253.7125 of 39268.1%★★★☆☆
201920.7289 of 33714.2%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2228 of 33331.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202328.5143 of 16513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.9109 of 13217.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202629.5220 of 30427.6%★☆☆☆☆
202533.7200 of 30434.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.4173 of 33949.0%★★☆☆☆
202357.9155 of 41362.5%★★★☆☆
202236.4225 of 32530.8%★★☆☆☆
201915.4186 of 1996.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.7148 of 18720.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2022)94th percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile~ school
White (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school
Special Education (2023)13th percentile-52 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts39%-6 vs state
Science27%-5 vs state
Mathematics26%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Raton Intermediate.

Raton Intermediate ranks 228th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Raton Intermediate usually go on to attend:

High : Raton High

Students at Raton Intermediate are 78% Hispanic, 22% White.

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2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresNewSep 17, 2026
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2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


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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