Mimbres Valley High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Deming, New Mexico
Mimbres Valley High School in Deming, New Mexico enrolled 66 students in 2024-25 with 5.2 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (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 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
85 students in 2022-23, 119 students in 2023-24, 66 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 5.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 85 | 5.5 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 4.6 | 26.0 |
| 2024-25 | 66 | 5.2 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 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.
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 60 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mimbres Valley High School enrolled 60 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 60 of the 60 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent74.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.5% of students were Hispanic, 4.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic95.5%
- White4.5%
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 Mimbres Valley High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 23% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 17% (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
60-79% of the 21 students in Mimbres Valley High School'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.
| This school | Its district | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 81% | 76.5% |
| Students in the class | 21 | 404 | 25,411 |
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 Deming
4 public high schools in Deming report 2024-25 enrollment; Mimbres Valley High School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deming High | 1,174 | 15.0 | 99.7% |
| Early College High School | 180 | 15.1 | 100.0% |
| Deming Cesar Chavez | 177 | 18.0 | 100.0% |
| Mimbres Valley High School | 66 | 12.7 | 98.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mimbres Valley High School
- Deming HighThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,174 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Deming Cesar ChavezThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 177 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Mimbres Valley High School with Deming HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Deming Public Schools spends per student$14,958 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,958
- The largest public schools in New MexicoMimbres Valley High School is the number 169 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 211
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.12.7:1
- 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 Mimbres Valley High School
How many students attend Mimbres Valley High School?
66 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 85 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Deming, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mimbres Valley High School?
12.7 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.Is Mimbres Valley High School a Title I school?
Mimbres Valley High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mimbres Valley High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mimbres Valley High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.What is the graduation rate at Mimbres Valley High School?
60-79% of the 21 students in Mimbres Valley High School'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.What district is Mimbres Valley High School in?
Deming Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350069001140 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.