Cobre High

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

Cobre High in Bayard, New Mexico enrolled 257 students in 2024-25 with 20.5 full-time teachers, 12.6 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, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

276 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 257 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.7 to 20.5.

Students enrolled at Cobre High by school year2022-23: 276, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232762023-242812024-25257
Students enrolled at Cobre High by school year2022-23: 276, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232762023-242812024-25257
Students enrolled at Cobre High by school year2022-23: 276, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232762023-242812024-25257
Students enrolled at Cobre High by school year2022-23: 276, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 25701002003002022-232762023-242812024-25257
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327619.714.0
2023-2428124.011.7
2024-2525720.512.6

12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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; Cobre High 12.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCobre High 12.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Cobre High 12.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCobre High 12.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Cobre High 12.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCobre High 12.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Cobre High 12.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCobre High 12.6state 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).

One counselor per 299 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cobre High enrolled 299 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 299 of the 299 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent41.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.9% of students were Hispanic, 7.0% White, 1.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic89.9%
  2. White7.0%
  3. Black1.2%
  4. Two or more races1.2%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Cobre High scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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, 2021-2220‑24%27%33.8%
Math, 2022-235% or less15% (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

90-94% of the 82 students in Cobre 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 rate90‑94%90‑94%76.5%
Students in the class828225,411

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.

What to look at next about Cobre High

  1. Silver HighThe nearest public high school, 7.6 miles away: 618 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  2. Aldo Leopold CharterThe next nearest public high school, 8.1 miles away: 201 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  3. Compare Cobre High with Silver HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cobre Consolidated Schools spends per student$22,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,582
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoCobre High is the number 93 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#93 of 211
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.12.6:1
  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 Cobre High

  1. How many students attend Cobre High?
    257 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 276 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bayard, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cobre High?
    12.6 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 Cobre High a Title I school?
    Cobre 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 Cobre High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cobre High scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 Cobre High?
    90-94% of the 82 students in Cobre 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 Cobre High in?
    Cobre Consolidated Schools, NCES district ID 3500600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350060000227 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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