School district · New Mexico

Socorro

Socorro in New Mexico: 6 public schools with 1,318 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,733 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6; 1 charter
Students: 1,318
Students per teacher: 13.3; NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $22,733; 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): 99.0
Counselors (FTE): 2.0
Students per counselor: 659; NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.5; Librarians (FTE): —

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%

46%proficient

+9.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

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

Math

New Mexico: 27%

25%proficient

+5.5 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

564 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

$10.6K15

$10.8K16

$11.0K17

$10.7K18

$11.8K19

$13.1K20

$13.6K21

$16.1K22

$18.6K23

$22.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 17% · $6.1M
State: 69% · $25.6M
Local: 15% · $5.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,211
Support services: $10,612
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.8M
Long-term debt: $10.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cottonwood Valley CharterCharterFree meals for all	K–8	170	11.1	68%	49%	Socorro
Midway ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	104	18.9	63%	25%	Polvadera
Parkview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	382	14.4	42%	25%	Socorro
San Antonio ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	63	14.0	45%	24%	San Antonio
R. Sarracino MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	221	15.2	33%	12%	Socorro
Socorro HighFree meals for all	9–12	378	12.0	—	—	Socorro

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.

Sources

Address: 700 Franklin St, Socorro, NM 87801
Phone: (575)838-0300

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.