Summary:
ZIP code 88058 has one public school, North Valley Elementary, an elementary school in San Miguel, NM, serving grades PK–6 as part of Gadsden Independent Schools. It enrolls 338 students, and 100% were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. North Valley Elementary is a 4-star school ranked 77th of 346 statewide in 2025–2026, in the 78th percentile. That stands out because its district, Gadsden Independent Schools, is ranked 54th of 87 districts at the 38th percentile with 2 stars.
Academically, the school is above district and state averages in most reported areas. In 2025–2026, all-grade math proficiency was 50.29% on NM-MSSA, compared with 32.47% in the district and 27.85% statewide. All-grade ELA was 54.34%, versus 43.10% district and 44.66% state. Grade 6 is especially strong: ELA was 64.58% and math was 70.83%, with math 38.70 points above the state. Fourth-grade math was 55.56%, far above the district’s 31.14% and the state’s 27.23%. The main watch area is 3rd-grade math, at 25.00%, slightly below both the district (26.92%) and state (26.30%). Fifth-grade science was 36.73%, above district and state but lower than the school’s 5th-grade ELA and math.
Looking at trends, math improved by 5.37 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while ELA declined by 2.34 points and 5th-grade science declined by 5.27 points. The school remained a 4-star school, though its statewide percentile slipped from 80 to 78. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 10.8, which appears favorable, but the data do not include district or state ratios for direct comparison. For parents, the key takeaway is that North Valley Elementary is a high-performing school relative to its district and New Mexico, with particular strengths in math overall, 4th-grade math, 6th-grade math, and 6th-grade ELA; 3rd-grade math is the clearest area to watch.
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