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Roy High

Public Grades 7-12
Summary

Roy High School is a small public high school serving grades 7-12 in the town of Roy, New Mexico. With just 33 students enrolled in the 2022-2023 school year, Roy High consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across core subjects like language arts, math, and science. Despite having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school maintains a very low student-teacher ratio and strong overall performance.

Compared to the nearby Mosquero High School, Roy High has significantly higher academic proficiency rates. In the 2022-2023 school year, 61% of Roy High students were proficient or better in language arts, compared to the state average of 38%. In math, 33% of Roy High students were proficient, versus the state average of 24%. The school's science proficiency rate of 69% was also much higher than the state's 34% average. In contrast, Mosquero Municipal Schools had a higher student-teacher ratio of 8.9 that school year.

While Roy High School's student population is predominantly Hispanic and White, the racial makeup has shifted in recent years, with the percentage of Hispanic students increasing from 77.78% in 2020-2021 to 69.7% in 2022-2023. The school's small size and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may present unique challenges, but its consistently strong academic performance is an impressive accomplishment that sets it apart from many other schools in the region.

33
Students ?
5.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$56,485
Per pupil spending ?
45.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5th St And Roosevelt St
       Roy, NM  87743

(575) 485-2242

District: Roy


Feeder schools for Roy High:

Elementary:    Roy Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.6%
White:
33.3%
American Indian:
3.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2007 → 85th in 2023
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2007
Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?
This school53%
Not ranked this year
Roy High did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202385.836 of 23984.9%★★★★☆
2022100.01 of 23299.6%★★★★★
201470.748 of 22278.4%★★★★☆
200890.513 of 17292.4%★★★★★
200692.48 of 15694.9%★★★★★
200592.69 of 15794.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202373.838 of 20481.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202383.835 of 22184.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202383.536 of 22984.3%★★★★☆
202268.141 of 18778.1%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202385.826 of 17084.7%★★★★☆
201477.529 of 19885.4%★★★★☆
200990.313 of 15191.4%★★★★★
200793.86 of 15096.0%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202373.827 of 13279.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202383.823 of 14684.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202383.527 of 15782.8%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
White (2023)84th percentile~ school
Male (2023)84th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)81st percentile-4 vs school
High school
Male (2023)84th percentile~ school
White (2023)83rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)80th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2022-2023) ?
Science69%
Language Arts61%
Mathematics33%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roy High

Students at Roy High are 64% Hispanic, 33% White, 3% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 33 students attended Roy High.

Roy High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Roy Elementary


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