Texico High

Texico High is a small public high school in Texico, New Mexico, serving grades 9–12 with 168 students as part of Texico Municipal Schools, and its nearest comparison school, Clovis High, is about 9.5 miles away.

Academics are the standout here. In 2025–2026 11th-grade results, 62.5% of Texico High students reached proficiency in Language Arts and 43.75% in Mathematics, compared with 34.11% and 11.6% at Clovis High and state rates of 36.78% and 12.72%. Science proficiency was 43.75%, also above both Clovis High and the state. The same pattern shows up on SAT School Day exams and in earlier years, so it does not look like a one-year result. Graduation is another strength: 93.7% in 2024–2025, versus 81.3% at Clovis High and 80.6% statewide, and Texico High has never fallen below 85.5% over the five years shown. The school also shows strong results for several student groups, including low-income students.

District context favors Texico as well: Texico Municipal Schools ranks 7th of 87 districts — the 92nd percentile, with 5 stars — while Clovis Municipal Schools ranks 57th of 87, in the 34th percentile, with 2 stars. Texico High is also much smaller — 168 students versus 1,506 at Clovis High — with a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 7.9 compared with 17.7, though its own ratio was higher in earlier years. The school was a top-decile, 5-star school in the mid-to-late 2010s, dipped to 3 stars in 2023–2024, and has since returned to 4 stars, ranking in the 77th percentile in 2025–2026. Because its classes are small, a handful of students can move percentages several points, so single-year swings should be read with care.