School district · New Mexico

Roswell

Roswell in New Mexico: 22 public schools with 9,184 students and 12.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,694 per student in FY2024.

Schools
22
1 charter
Students
9,184
Students per teacher
12.3
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,694
NM $17.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
747
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
835
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.5
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Mexico: 44%

43%proficient

+6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

3,903 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

24%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 50% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

3,904 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.6K15
$8.7K16
$8.9K17
$8.7K18
$9.4K19
$10.4K20
$11.7K21
$13.0K22
$14.7K23
$16.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $38.6M
State
74% · $154M
Local
7.1% · $14.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,451
Support services
$6,206
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$27.2M
Long-term debt
$33.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 4High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K28214.1——
Berrendo ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–53279.948%33%
Del Norte ElementaryFree meals for all
K–551812.149%31%
Pre-K–52016.844%22%
El Capitan ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–538011.353%22%
Military Heights ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–542612.552%26%
Missouri Ave ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–53229.641%25%
Monterrey ElementaryFree meals for all
K–5373—41%21%
Nancy Lopez ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–51906.951%37%
Pecos ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5255—52%29%
Sidney Gutierrez MiddleCharterFree meals for all
K–819616.380%71%
Sunset ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5253—19%9.4%
Valley View ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5388—44%28%
Washington Ave ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–52638.328%16%
Berrendo MiddleFree meals for all
6–857113.247%33%
Mesa MiddleFree meals for all
6–835010.933%14%
Mountain View MiddleFree meals for all
6–848117.437%15%
Sierra MiddleFree meals for all
6–855713.336%13%
Early College High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1215115.3——
Goddard HighFree meals for all
9–121,09617.3——
Roswell HighFree meals for all
9–121,43718.3——
University HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1216714.2——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
300 N. Kentucky, Roswell, NM 88201
Phone
(575)627-2511
Website