Summary:
ZIP code 87015 contains three schools serving about 2,437 students: one elementary school, South Mountain Elementary (K–5, 303 students), and two alternative K–12 schools, Pecos Cyber Academy (1,569 students) and Estancia Valley Classical Academy (565 students). There are no traditional middle or high schools in this list.
Academic results vary widely across the ZIP. South Mountain is the clear standout: 5 stars in each of the past three years, ranking 31st out of 346 schools in 2025–26 at about the 91st percentile. Its all-grades proficiency is 69.93% in ELA and 53.59% in math, compared with 43.34% and 25.54% statewide, and its 5th grade science rate is 59.62% versus 31.97% statewide. Estancia Valley Classical Academy also beats state averages in ELA (55%), math (46.07%), and science (59.26%), with an 80.8% graduation rate and SAT math proficiency of 50% against 12.53% statewide. Pecos Cyber Academy, the largest school at roughly 64% of ZIP enrollment, trails the state: 59.6% graduation, 28.26% ELA, 10.1% math, and 4.94% SAT math.
Two findings matter most for families. First, poverty measures don't predict performance here: South Mountain has a 99.67% free/reduced lunch rate yet earns top-decile results, while the Moriarty-Edgewood School District is rated 2 stars at the 47th percentile even though its South Mountain school is 5 stars. Second, math is the widest gap — at Pecos, 4th grade math is under 20% and 5th grade math is under 10%, with 8th grade at 5.33%. Because most students in the ZIP attend Pecos, enrollment is concentrated in the lowest-performing option.
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