School district · New Mexico

West Las Vegas

West Las Vegas in New Mexico: 10 public schools with 1,601 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,150 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
1 charter
Students
1,601
Students per teacher
13.7
NM 12.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,150
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)
117
Counselors (FTE)
4.8
Students per counselor
330
NM 382 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

33%proficient

+7.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 44% · 137 school districts compared

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

Math

New Mexico: 27%

12%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in New Mexico

Median 25% · 135 school districts compared

702 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
$13.3K15
$12.9K16
$13.2K17
$12.0K18
$12.5K19
$14.3K20
$15.0K21
$16.3K22
$18.0K23
$19.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $9.2M
State
67% · $24.6M
Local
8.5% · $3.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,409
Support services
$8,520
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5M
Long-term debt
$13.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
2–318915.124%12%
Luis E. Armijo ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–122915.8——
Rio Gallinas SchoolCharterFree meals for all
K–88020.527%10%
Tony Serna Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all
411513.831%6.3%
Valley ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–5567.35.3%5.3%
Union ElementaryFree meals for all
59014.031%18%
Valley MiddleFree meals for all
6–8256.843%—
6–834516.839%13%
West Las Vegas High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1244213.1——
Wlv Family PartnershipAlternativeFree meals for all
7–12308.3——

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
179 Bridge Street, Las Vegas, NM 87701
Phone
(505)426-2311
Website