Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88135

Summary:

The 88135 zip code area is home to three high-performing schools in the Texico school district: Texico Elementary, Texico High, and Texico Middle. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Texico Elementary and Texico Middle earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Texico Elementary stands out as a particularly high-performing school, ranking among the top 15 elementary schools in New Mexico. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly above the state averages across all grade levels. Texico Middle School is another standout, ranking among the top 20 middle schools in the state and also earning a 5-star rating. The school's test scores are well above the state averages, especially in Mathematics.

While Texico High School does not rank as highly as the elementary and middle schools, it still performs reasonably well, ranking in the top 60 high schools in the state. The school's graduation rate of 78% is slightly below the state average, but its test scores in Science, English Language Arts, and Mathematics are all above the state averages. Overall, the Texico school district appears to be providing a quality education to its students, with all three schools demonstrating strong academic performance.

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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 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
Texico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	246	18	13.5		120 (48.8%)	5 (2.0%)	114 (46.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	98.7	5^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.5	10^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.6%	5			67.6			80.0	79.5				84.7	71.4	66.7	89.2				75.7	$10,319
Texico High	Public	9-12	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	168	21	7.9		88 (52.4%)	6 (3.6%)	67 (39.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	77.7	27^th of 131 public high schools	79.4%		55.4	58^th of 172 public high schools	66.3%	31	66.7	47.1			45.1														$13,347
Texico Middle	Public	6-8	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	137	11	12.3		86 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	91.9	17^th of 192 public middle schools	91.1%		96	2^nd of 165 public middle schools	98.8%	15				52.9				70.3	73.8	62.8	68.5				78.4	81.0	52.9	69.2	$9,989

Cities Near Zip Code 88135

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Texico	0.79 mi	3	9^th
Clovis	6.77 mi	16	55^th
Portales	20.35 mi	6	50^th
Floyd	31.94 mi	3	22^nd
Melrose	32.69 mi	3	8^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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