Summary:
ZIP code 88081 — Chaparral, New Mexico — contains a single school in this data set: Yucca Heights Elementary, a public K–6 campus with 439 students that belongs to Gadsden Independent Schools. No middle, high, or alternative schools are listed for this ZIP, so secondary students in the area are not represented here. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and a student/teacher ratio of 15.1, which implies roughly 29 teachers for 439 students (actual class sizes may vary).
Math is the clearest bright spot. Overall, 30.8% of students were proficient in math, above New Mexico's 25.54% on NM Combined and 27.85% on NM-MSSA. Fourth grade stands out most: 59.74% proficient in ELA and 35.06% in math, both above district and state marks. Sixth grade math (38.33%) also beat the state's 31.89%, though it trailed the district's 49.49%. ELA overall was 42.59%, just below the state's 43.34%, and third (36.11%) and sixth (33.33%) grade ELA fell below both district and state. Fifth grade is the weakest spot, with math at 27.78% and science at 20.37%, both below district and state.
Trends are mixed. Math rose 2.06 points from the prior year (28.74% to 30.8%), ELA stayed essentially flat (42.53% to 42.59%), and fifth grade science climbed 6.81 points (13.56% to 20.37%) while remaining below district and state. Still, the school's state percentile slipped from 51 to 43 to 41 over the last three years, and its star rating dropped from 3 stars to 2. Its district, Gadsden Independent Schools, ranks 54th of 87 in New Mexico at the 38th percentile with 2 stars, so Yucca Heights sits slightly above its district's percentile but below the state median.
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