Carlsbad High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad High in Carlsbad, New Mexico enrolled 1,685 students in 2024-25 with 85.7 full-time teachers, 19.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

1,551 students in 2022-23, 1,623 students in 2023-24, 1,685 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.9 to 85.7.

Students enrolled at Carlsbad High by school year2022-23: 1,551, 2023-24: 1,623, 2024-25: 1,68505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5512023-241,6232024-251,685
Students enrolled at Carlsbad High by school year2022-23: 1,551, 2023-24: 1,623, 2024-25: 1,68505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5512023-241,6232024-251,685
Students enrolled at Carlsbad High by school year2022-23: 1,551, 2023-24: 1,623, 2024-25: 1,68505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5512023-241,6232024-251,685
Students enrolled at Carlsbad High by school year2022-23: 1,551, 2023-24: 1,623, 2024-25: 1,68505001k1.5k2k2022-231,5512023-241,6232024-251,685
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,55171.921.6
2023-241,62380.120.3
2024-251,68585.719.7

19.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 New Mexico high schools

Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Carlsbad High 19.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarlsbad High 19.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Carlsbad High 19.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarlsbad High 19.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Carlsbad High 19.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarlsbad High 19.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Carlsbad High 19.7; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCarlsbad High 19.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 1,417 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carlsbad High enrolled 1,417 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 149 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,417 of the 1,417 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions149
  • Chronically absent76.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.4% of students were Hispanic, 28.4% White, 1.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic66.4%
  2. White28.4%
  3. Black1.8%
  4. Two or more races1.5%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Carlsbad High scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223%32%33.8%
Math, 2022-2310%23% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% of the 387 students in Carlsbad High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate80%78%76.5%
Students in the class38747325,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Carlsbad

2 public high schools in Carlsbad report 2024-25 enrollment; Carlsbad High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Carlsbad High1,68519.722.0%
Carlsbad Early College High20014.310.0%

All public schools in Carlsbad →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Carlsbad High

  1. Carlsbad Early College HighThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 200 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Loving HighThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 225 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Carlsbad High with Carlsbad Early College HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Carlsbad Municipal School District spends per student$13,304 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,304
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoCarlsbad High is the number 11 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#11 of 211
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher19.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.19.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Carlsbad High

  1. How many students attend Carlsbad High?
    1,685 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,551 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Carlsbad, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Carlsbad High?
    19.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Carlsbad High a Title I school?
    Carlsbad High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Carlsbad High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Carlsbad High scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Carlsbad High?
    80% of the 387 students in Carlsbad High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Carlsbad High in?
    Carlsbad Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3500300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350030000163 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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