Summary:
ZIP code 88415 covers Clayton, New Mexico, where four public schools — one elementary, two middle schools, and one high school serving PK through 12 — enroll a combined 397 students in Clayton Municipal Schools, a district ranked 14th of 87 in New Mexico at the 84th percentile with 4 stars.
The middle grades are the district's strongest asset. Kiser Elementary (grades 5–6) ranked 10th of 165 schools in 2023-24, at the 94th percentile with 5 stars, and leads the area in math and science: 52.17% proficient in NM Combined math versus 25.54% statewide, and 55.56% in 5th grade science versus 32.24%. Clayton Junior High (grades 7–8) ranked 30th of 191, at the 84th percentile with 4 stars, and is the language arts leader at 69.81% on Language Arts Combined versus 43.34% statewide and 71.15% on ELA NM-MSSA. Alvis Elementary (PK–4) is the most improved school, climbing from the 57th to the 85th percentile and earning 4 stars, with 58.33% in language arts versus 43.34% state; its 4th grade math is suppressed by the state and cannot be evaluated.
Clayton High (grades 9–12) is the relative weak point in reported results, ranking 79 of 131 at the 40th percentile with 2 stars, and posting 11th grade language arts of 33.33% against 36.78% statewide. Still, its graduation rate of 84.4% exceeds the state's 80.6%, and its student/teacher ratio of 7.4 is the lowest in the group. Many of its math and science values are suppressed by the state, so they should be treated as unknown rather than as evidence of weakness. Free/reduced lunch ranges from 98.36% to 100% across all four schools, and the middle schools posted large year-over-year gains in math and science.
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