Summary:
ZIP code 88029 contains just one school: Columbus Elementary, a PK–5 campus with 483 students that is part of Deming Public Schools. Because there are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP code, families here must look elsewhere for secondary education.
Columbus Elementary is a high-poverty school: 99.38% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 14.6. Statewide, it ranked 293 of 346 schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 15th percentile with 1 star. Its results vary sharply by subject and grade. Fifth grade is the standout: in 2025–26, 5th grade math reached 46.15% proficient on NM Combined and 45.31% on NM-MSSA, above both district and state averages, while 5th grade science hit 35.38% on NM Combined and 35.94% on NM-ASR, also above district and state. All-grade math is a modest strength at 25.00% on NM-MSSA (district 24.47%, state 27.85%) and 25.23% on NM Combined (district 22.21%, state 25.54%).
English language arts is the clear weakness. All-grade ELA sits at 17.73% on NM-MSSA against 35.43% for the district and 44.66% for the state, and at 17.57% on NM Combined; 3rd and 4th grade ELA are especially low at 13.85% and 14.29%. Even so, 2025–26 brought meaningful gains: ELA rose 3.30 points from 14.43%, math rose 6.59 points from 18.41%, and 5th grade science jumped 16.71 points, from 19.23% to 35.94%, moving above both district and state. Notably, the school's statewide rank percentile fell from 27 to 15 even as proficiency improved. For context, Deming Public Schools is ranked 72 of 87 districts in New Mexico, at the 17th percentile with 1 star.
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