Schools in Zip Code 88063

Zip code 88063 includes three public elementary schools — Riverside Elementary, Desert View Elementary, and Gadsden Elementary — all serving grades PK–6 in Sunland Park, New Mexico, and all part of the Gadsden Independent Schools district. That district is ranked 54th of 87 in New Mexico, at the 38th percentile, with a 2-star rating. Together the three schools enroll 1,453 students. All three report 100% free/reduced lunch and keep student-teacher ratios low, between 13.4 and 14.9. Notably, each school earned 3 stars in 2025–2026 even though the district holds 2 stars.

Riverside Elementary is the largest school, with 550 students, and posts the strongest results overall. Its all-grades Mathematics Combined score of 49.36% is nearly double the state's 25.54%, and its Language Arts Combined score of 48.73% also leads the group. It ranks 112 of 346, the 68th percentile. Gadsden Elementary showed the biggest improvement, rising from 198 of 345 to 150 of 346, the 57th percentile. Desert View Elementary ranks 162 of 346, the 53rd percentile, and is the science standout, with 5th grade Science NM-ASR at 38.33% versus the district's 28.38% and the state's 32.24%.

Mathematics is the clearest shared strength: all three schools exceed both district and state in all-grades math, and all three are above the state in 5th and 6th grade math and in 6th grade language arts. Early grades are less consistent — 3rd grade language arts is below state at all three schools, and 4th grade language arts is below state at Desert View and Gadsden. Science varies most: Desert View leads, Gadsden is above district but below state, and Riverside, despite being the strongest overall school, scores 22.54% in 5th grade Science NM-ASR, below both district and state. Riverside remains the overall standout, but science is its clear gap, and early-grade reading and math are worth watching across the zip code.