Summary:
ZIP code 87828 contains just one elementary school — Midway Elementary in Polvadera, New Mexico — a K–5 school with 104 students in the Socorro Consolidated Schools district. Because it is the only elementary school in this ZIP code, it is the whole picture for local families. It reports 100% free/reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 18.9 for 2024–2025. Its district ranks 43rd of 87 in New Mexico, at the 51st percentile with 3 stars. One data point is suppressed by the state: the school-level 4th-grade math score is shown as “—”, meaning it is unknown rather than a weakness.
Academically, Midway performs above both its district and the state in most reported 2025–2026 measures. All-grade English Language Arts proficiency is 53.7%, compared with 40.52% for the district and 44.66% for the state. All-grade math is 31.48%, against 25.28% district and 27.85% state. Fifth-grade science is a clear strength at 52.94%, roughly 20 points above both the district (32.99%) and state (31.97%). Every reported grade-level ELA result in grades 3, 4, and 5 is above district and state, as are math results in grades 3 and 5; only the 4th-grade math comparison is unavailable.
Rank history shows real fluctuation but recent strength: 3 stars and the 56th percentile in 2022–2023, 5 stars and the 91st percentile in 2023–2024, then 4 stars and the 79th percentile in 2025–2026. All-grade ELA dipped from 64% to 53.7% year over year but remains above benchmarks, while math rose from 26% to 31.48%. With 4 stars and a top-quartile state rank, Midway is a bright spot within a mid-pack district.
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