Top Rankings
Grady School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 46 students in Grady School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Grady School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 41% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Mexico public middle school average of 80% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
4 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
175 Students
95,224 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
7,639 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Grady School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 140 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#11 out of 141 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥50%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
13%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
31%
59%
% Black
3%
2%
% White
64%
20%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,366 is higher than the state median of $15,100. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,857 is higher than the state median of $14,450. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,366
$15,100
Spending / Student
$19,857
$14,450
Best Grady School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Grady Middle School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
100 Franklin St
Grady, NM 88120
(575) 357-2192
Grady, NM 88120
(575) 357-2192
Gr: 6-8 | 46 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 41%
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