Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88130

Summary:

The 88130 zip code area in New Mexico is home to 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. While the overall Portales School District is ranked 51 out of 82 districts in the state and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, there are some standout schools within the district that are outperforming the district and state averages.

Valencia Elementary is one of the top-performing schools in the area, ranked 119 out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 3-star rating. The school outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for all grades, and had a relatively lower free/reduced lunch rate of 81.79% compared to the other elementary schools. Another standout is Lindsey-Steiner Elementary, which ranked 66 out of 165 New Mexico middle schools in 2023-2024 and outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency for all grades.

In contrast, Portales High School had lower proficiency rates compared to the state averages in NM-ASR/Science, SAT School Day/English Language Arts, and SAT School Day/Mathematics for 11th-grade students. The school also had the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 87.47% and the highest student-teacher ratio at 114, which may be contributing factors to its lower performance. Overall, the data suggests that while the Portales School District as a whole is underperforming, there are opportunities to learn from the practices of the higher-performing schools within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th 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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Valencia Elementary	Public	3-4	1415 South Globe	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 356-7090	366	34	10.8	100.0%	92 (25.1%)	8 (2.2%)	252 (68.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	54.4	119^th of 345 public elementary schools	65.5%		53.4	154^th of 413 public elementary schools	62.7%	35						42.5	54.8					48.3	32.2	31.2					31.7	$9,182
Brown Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	520 West 5th St	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 356-7075	332	35	9.4	100.0%	90 (27.1%)	11 (3.3%)	218 (65.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)																				$12,057
James Elementary	Public	1-2	701 West 18th St	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 359-3675	364	35	10.4		88 (24.2%)	5 (1.4%)	260 (71.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)																				$10,366
Portales High	Public	9-12	201 South Knoxville Ave	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 356-7015	754	48	15.5	99.7%	194 (25.7%)	15 (2.0%)	510 (67.6%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	26.7	91^st of 131 public high schools	30.5%		37.3	85^th of 172 public high schools	50.6%	6	32.9	6.8			36.0															$9,302
Portales Junior High	Public	7-8	700 East 3rd St	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 356-7045	326	36	9.0	99.7%	68 (20.9%)	8 (2.5%)	230 (70.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	43.1	95^th of 192 public middle schools	50.5%		47.9	54^th of 165 public middle schools	67.3%	41				37.7						38.7	48.2	43.1					22.7	23.7	23.2	$9,623
Lindsey-Steiner Elementary	Public	5-6	1000 North Ave M	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 356-7060	376	28	13.4	99.7%	99 (26.3%)	14 (3.7%)	239 (63.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)								(n/a)			27.3					42.4	44.4			43.4			30.9	29.8			30.3	$9,081

Cities Near Zip Code 88130

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Portales	1.1 mi	6	50^th
Floyd	14.51 mi	3	22^nd
Dora	14.86 mi	2	10^th
Clovis	17.93 mi	16	55^th
Elida	23.05 mi	2

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88130

Valencia Elementary

Portales Junior High

Portales High

Brown Early Childhood Center

James Elementary

Lindsey-Steiner Elementary

Cities Near Zip Code 88130