Summary:
The Quemado area is home to three schools - two elementary schools (Quemado Elementary and Datil Elementary) and one high school (Quemado High). These schools have shown a range of performance, with Quemado High consistently ranking among the top high schools in New Mexico and Quemado Elementary making significant improvements in recent years.
Quemado High stands out as a top performer, ranking 15th out of 190 New Mexico high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained its high ranking, placing 9th out of 177 high schools in 2021-2022 and 48th out of 170 in 2022-2023. With impressive test scores, where 62% of students are proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65% in Science, and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 76.7%, Quemado High is providing a quality education to its students.
While Quemado Elementary has not reached the same level of statewide recognition as the high school, it has shown significant improvement, moving from a ranking of 81st out of 420 schools in 2021-2022 to 65th out of 435 schools in 2022-2023, earning a 4-star rating. The school's strong test scores, with 46% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 58% in Science, suggest that it is providing a solid educational foundation for its students. In contrast, Datil Elementary, the smallest school in the area with only 11 students, has a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 4.7 and was previously ranked 37th out of 442 New Mexico elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
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