Summary:
ZIP code 88043 contains just one public school — Hurley Elementary, serving grades PK–5 — with no middle, high, or alternative schools reported in the area, so families with older students would need to look outside the ZIP for secondary education.
Hurley Elementary stands out as one of the strongest elementary schools in New Mexico. In 2025–26 it ranked 18th of 346 schools statewide, placing it in the 95th percentile with 5 stars — up from 32nd of 345 in 2024–25 and 60th of 413 in 2023–24. That is in sharp contrast to its district, Cobre Consolidated Schools, which is ranked 51st of 87 at the 41st percentile with 2 stars. In every reported subject for 2025–26, the school outperformed both its district and the state: all-grade ELA 88.37 versus 45.65 district and 44.66 state; all-grade math 37.21 versus 18.16 and 27.85; and 5th-grade science 75 versus 46.03 and 32.24. Grade-level ELA is consistently high — 4th grade 82.35, and 3rd and 5th grades at least 80%.
Year over year, ELA rose 16.63 points (71.74 to 88.37) and 5th-grade science rose 13.89 points (61.11 to 75), while math declined from 47.83 to 37.21 — still 9.36 points above the state and 19.05 points above the district, but well below the school's own ELA results. Math results for 3rd and 5th grades are suppressed by the state for student privacy, so those figures are unknown rather than low. Context matters here: the school reports 100% free/reduced lunch, 114 students enrolled, and a favorable 8.9:1 student-teacher ratio. With such a small student body, percentages can shift with a few students, so year-to-year changes should be read with some caution.
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