Summary:
Zip code 87740 covers Raton, New Mexico, where three schools serve local students through Raton Public Schools: Raton High (grades 7–12, 350 students), Raton Intermediate (grades 3–6, 246 students), and Longfellow Elementary (grades PK–2, 235 students), for a total enrollment of 831. There is no separate middle school, so grades 7 and 8 sit inside Raton High, meaning its all-grades results blend middle and high school performance. Economic need is nearly universal here: every school reports a free/reduced-lunch rate above 96%.
Longfellow Elementary is the clearest standout, reporting 58.90% language arts proficiency versus 44.51% for the district and 43.34% for the state — roughly 15 points above state. Raton Intermediate is mixed overall, but its 6th grade shines: 50.85% in both language arts and math, against state rates of 38.90% and 31.89%. Raton High posts an 89.4% graduation rate, well above the state's 80.6%, and its 7th and 8th grade results often beat the state.
The concerns are real, though. Both ranked schools have slid over two years: Raton High fell from the 51st to the 30th percentile, and Raton Intermediate from the 59th to the 34th, with each dropping from 3 stars to 2. Math is the biggest weak spot, especially in the upper and early grades — 11th grade math and SAT math are both under 10%, and Raton Intermediate's 5th grade math is 15.87% versus the state's 33.85%. The pattern across the zip is that grades 6–8 are relatively strong, while high school and early-elementary results lag. Families should weigh the strong graduation rate and standout grade-level results against these declines.
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