Schools in Zip Code 87016

ZIP code 87016 is Estancia, New Mexico, and it is home to four public schools serving grades PK–12 through Estancia Municipal Schools — two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — with a combined enrollment of 575 students, and every one of the four schools reports 100% free/reduced lunch, meaning the student population is universally high-poverty. The district as a whole is ranked 40th of 87 in New Mexico, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars.

Two schools stand out. Upper Elementary (grades 2–6, 179 students) is the strongest improver in the area, climbing from 44th percentile with 2 stars in 2023–2024 to 72nd percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026. Its all-grades math score of 41.73% is well above the state's 25.54%, and its 3rd grade language arts score of 62.16% far exceeds the state's 44.33%. Estancia High (grades 9–12, 184 students) rebounded from a 24th percentile year to 70th percentile with 4 stars, with 11th grade science at 55.88% versus the state's 34.02% and a graduation rate of 84.5% versus the state's 80.6%. Its weak spot is math, where all-grades performance is reported as under 20%, below both the district (30.2%) and state (25.54%).

The clear concern is Estancia Middle (grades 7–8, 99 students), which dropped to 31st percentile with 2 stars. Its language arts score of 30.99% is below the district's 42.8% and the state's 43.34%, its math score of 19.44% falls below the state's 25.54%, and 7th grade language arts is 21.88% against a state figure of 46.63%. Notably, it has the smallest enrollment but the highest student-teacher ratio at 15.8. Lower Elementary (grades PK–1, 113 students) has no state test or rank records, which is expected since assessments begin in later grades, and it has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.2.