Summary:
Zip code 88317 covers Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and is served by three public schools — Cloudcroft Elementary (PK–5), Cloudcroft Middle (6–8), and Cloudcroft High (9–12) — all within the Cloudcroft Municipal Schools district, with a combined enrollment of 429 students. The district ranks 22nd of 87 in New Mexico, placing it in the top quarter of the state.
Cloudcroft Middle is the academic engine here, ranking 21st of 191 schools in 2025–2026 at the 89th percentile with 4 stars, after earning 5 stars in the two prior years. Its students post 66.3% proficiency in language arts and 53.26% in math, well above state rates of 43.34% and 25.54%, with 8th-grade science at 70.97% versus 34.19% statewide. Cloudcroft Elementary is close behind at the 87th percentile and 4 stars, and it improved across the board year over year: language arts rose from 62.89% to 69.05%, math from 36.08% to 45.24%, and 5th-grade science from 37.5% to 48.28%. Notably, the middle school has the highest free/reduced lunch rate of the three at 49.52% while still producing the strongest results.
Cloudcroft High is the most mixed performer. Its 90.8% graduation rate beats the state's 80.6%, and 11th-grade language arts (41.18%) and science (38.24%) edge past state averages of 36.78% and 34.02%. However, its rank fell from the 90th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 58th percentile in 2025–2026, and its mathematics proficiency is reported as under 20% — a bound rather than an exact figure — making math the clearest concern. With enrollments of 105 to 186 students, small grade-level cohorts mean a few students can swing results sharply, so single-year changes such as the high school science drop from 75% to 38.24% should be read cautiously.
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