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Roswell High

Public Grades 9-12

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 20% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Roswell High is a public high school in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 1,460 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Roswell school district, which is ranked 49 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roswell High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools over the past decade, with its ranking ranging from 79 to 151 out of 158 to 198 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in state assessments, is significantly below the state average, with only 33.89% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 41.69%. Roswell High's four-year graduation rate has also been consistently lower than the state average, ranging from 70.7% to 78% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 75-80%.

While Roswell High faces significant challenges, the presence of higher-performing schools within the same district, such as Goddard High and Early College High School, indicates that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from and emulate the practices of these successful schools. Addressing the socioeconomic factors that may be contributing to Roswell High's challenges could also be key to improving the school's outcomes.

1,437

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,291

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 West Hobbs St
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 637-3200

District: Roswell

Feeder schools for Roswell High:

Elementary:	East Grand Plains Elementary
	El Capitan Elementary
	Missouri Ave Elementary
	Monterrey Elementary
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	Pecos Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
Middle:	Mountain View Middle
	Sierra Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.0%

White:

11.5%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2014 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

New Mexico avg31%

105^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Roswell

49^th of 82Roswell 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	21.0	105 of 131	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	128 of 172	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	139 of 170	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	126 of 177	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	151 of 181	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	141 of 182	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	125 of 158	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.2	122 of 185	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	91 of 193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.8	79 of 198	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.6	85 of 177	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	36.6	109 of 163	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.6	48 of 157	69.4%	★★★★☆
2010	57.6	60 of 154	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	59 of 151	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	53 of 146	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.8	71 of 150	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	44 of 134	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.9	68 of 129	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	59.2	18 of 51	64.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	105 of 142	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	103 of 143	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	130 of 157	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	126 of 144	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	110 of 145	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	76 of 98	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	106 of 136	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	139 of 150	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	124 of 139	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	117 of 133	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	89 of 115	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	90 of 127	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	123 of 157	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	118 of 154	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	126 of 161	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	123 of 164	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	129 of 150	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	140 of 146	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	145 of 159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	141 of 151	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	130 of 143	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	101 of 117	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	107 of 136	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	138 of 157	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	101 of 133	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	97 of 109	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)65th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts29%-10 vs state

Mathematics3%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, June 25, 2021

The school is amazing for the student body. I had such a great experience at RHS the last four years. But that’s not why I gave them a 1 star rating. THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM SUCKS. They rather see your kid fail then succeed. Bullying. They never help the situation. They side with the bully not the victim. I’m sorry but carasco is the worst of them all. He thinks he’s
Such a good principal. He’s NOT. He is not professional. And he compares athletic, and honors to students who are struggling. He compares you to his own children. One who he kept from GRADUATING just so he can keep him on the football team. HORRIBLE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM. They should all be replaced in my opinion. They also SUCK AT ANSWERING THEIR EMAILS FOR STUDENTS. How are they supposed to do their work when half of them don’t answer phones, meeting requests, emails etc. Close Quote

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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
Roswell High	Public	9-12	500 West Hobbs St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3200	1,437	78	18.3	99.9%	165 (11.5%)	33 (2.3%)	1,221 (85.0%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	21	105^th of 131 public high schools	19.8%		21.9	128^th of 172 public high schools	25.6%	23	28.7	3.3	33.9	$8,291
Goddard High	Public	9-12	701 East Country Club	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-4800	1,096	63	17.3	100.0%	375 (34.2%)	17 (1.6%)	689 (62.9%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	32.4	77^th of 131 public high schools	41.2%		42.2	77^th of 172 public high schools	55.2%		36.6	8.0	39.9	$9,218
University High	Public	9-12	25 Martin Street	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2750	167	12	14.1	100.0%	40 (24.0%)	4 (2.4%)	119 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)				$13,268
Early College High School	Public	9-12	52 University Blvd (Enmu R Ca	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 624-7020	151	10	15.2	100.0%	51 (33.8%)	1 (0.7%)	92 (60.9%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	69.7	33^rd of 131 public high schools	74.8%					(n/a)	75.6	17.1		$5,409
Dexter High	Public	9-12	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	264	17	15.5	100.0%	33 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.1	73^rd of 131 public high schools	44.3%		53.2	63^rd of 172 public high schools	63.4%	10	33.3		40.0	$10,996
Roswell Corrections	Public	8-12	578 West Chickasaw Rd	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Nm Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 625-3100	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Roswell High

How many students attend Roswell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,437 students attended Roswell High.

What district is Roswell High in?

Roswell

Is Roswell High a good school?

Roswell High ranks in the bottom 19.8% of New Mexico high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Roswell High?

Students at Roswell High are 85% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Roswell High?

Roswell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Grand Plains Elementary
Elementary : El Capitan Elementary
Elementary : Missouri Ave Elementary
Elementary : Monterrey Elementary
Elementary : Pecos Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Middle : Mountain View Middle
Middle : Sierra Middle

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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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