Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88026

Summary:

The zip code 88026 contains a single public elementary school, Central Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 149 students. Central Elementary is part of the Cobre school district, which is ranked 70 out of 119 districts in New Mexico and has a 2-star rating out of 5.

Academically, Central Elementary faces challenges, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are generally below the district and state averages. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate is 31% compared to 41% for the district and 39% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate is just 12%, well below the 19% district average and 25% state average. The school's Science proficiency rate of 32% is also lower than the 36% district and state averages. These academic performance issues may be exacerbated by the school's high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

Despite the academic performance challenges, Central Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, suggesting adequate staffing resources. However, the school's fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 229 out of 435 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 312 out of 433 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 2-star rating, indicates that the school may be in the midst of improvement efforts. Continued monitoring and targeted interventions could help address the specific needs of the student population and drive academic progress at Central Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Cedar St	Santa Clara	88026	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	136	16	8.2	100.0%	14 (10.3%)	1 (0.7%)	121 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.3	312^th of 433 public elementary schools	27.9%		44.3	229^th of 435 public elementary schools	47.4%	83	32.0	31.0	12.0	$14,745

Cities Near Zip Code 88026

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Clara	0.23 mi	1	105^th
Bayard	1.41 mi	3	81^st
Hurley	5.63 mi	1	16^th
Silver City	6.85 mi	8	31^st
San Lorenzo	12.67 mi	1	56^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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