Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88058

Summary:

In the 88058 zip code, there is one standout public elementary school, North Valley Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 362 students. Despite being part of the Gadsden school district, which is ranked 60th out of 82 districts in New Mexico, North Valley Elementary has consistently improved its statewide ranking, moving from 216th out of 435 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 69th out of 345 in 2024-2025.

North Valley Elementary's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. In ELA, the school's proficiency rates are over 10 percentage points above the state average, and in mathematics, 44.92% of students are proficient or better compared to 26.81% statewide. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate on the NM-ASR assessment is also 12 percentage points higher than the state average.

Notably, North Valley Elementary serves a high-need student population, with 100% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting it has effective teaching practices, interventions, or other strategies that could be valuable for other schools in the region to learn from and potentially replicate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
North Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Cascade Ave	San Miguel	88058	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	338	31	10.8	100.0%	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	326 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	69^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.0%		54.7	150^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.7%	81	42.0	51.2	56.3	60.0	58.7	56.7	20.9	37.5	62.0	56.5	44.9	$10,326

Cities Near Zip Code 88058

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vado	1.22 mi	1	95^th
La Mesa	1.96 mi	1
San Miguel	3.67 mi	1	16^th
Mesquite	4.03 mi	1
Anthony	5.64 mi	11	64^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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