Schools in Zip Code 88267

ZIP code 88267 covers Tatum, New Mexico, a small rural community served by just three public schools — Tatum Elementary (PK–6), Tatum Junior High (7–8), and Tatum High (9–12) — all operated by Tatum Municipal Schools, with a combined enrollment of 310 students. The district ranks 19th of 87 New Mexico districts (78th percentile, 4 stars), and each of the three schools holds 4 stars for 2025–2026. Among individual campuses, Tatum Junior High ranks 23rd of 191 middle schools (88th percentile) and Tatum Elementary 44th of 346 elementary schools (87th percentile); Tatum High ranks 37th of 132 high schools (72nd percentile).

Academically, every published proficiency figure in the ZIP beats its state average. Tatum Junior High posts the strongest results, with language arts proficiency of 75% — 31.7 points above the state's 43.34% — though its math score of 33.33% is the one case of a school underperforming its own district. Tatum Elementary is unusually balanced, at 51.67% in both language arts and math, with math roughly double the statewide 25.54%, and 5th grade science at 69.23% versus the state's 31.97%. Tatum High stands out for a 94.2% graduation rate against 80.6% statewide, with grade-11 language arts at 47.83% and science at 52.17%.

Science is the district's signature strength, beating the state at 5th, 8th, and 11th grades. Note that high school math results are suppressed by the state because the tested groups are too small — that means unknown, not failing. These enrollments are small (53 students at the junior high), so a single student can move a reported percentage by 4–8 points; read year-to-year changes as directional. Student–teacher ratios are low at the secondary level (9.0 and 9.1) versus 14.2 at the elementary school. Free and reduced lunch rates range from 43% to 57% and do not track with performance here.