Newcomb High

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

Newcomb High in Newcomb, New Mexico enrolled 223 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 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, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 80-84% (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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

266 students in 2022-23, 230 students in 2023-24, 223 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Newcomb High by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232662023-242302024-25223
Students enrolled at Newcomb High by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232662023-242302024-25223
Students enrolled at Newcomb High by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232662023-242302024-25223
Students enrolled at Newcomb High by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 230, 2024-25: 22301002003002022-232662023-242302024-25223
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326616.616.0
2023-2423017.113.5
2024-2522316.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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; Newcomb High 13.9; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcomb High 13.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Newcomb High 13.9; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcomb High 13.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Newcomb High 13.9; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcomb High 13.9state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Newcomb High 13.9; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherNewcomb High 13.9state 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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 266 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Newcomb High enrolled 266 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 266 of the 266 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions24
  • Chronically absent67.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.9% of students were American Indian, 5.4% of two or more races, 2.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian91.9%
  2. Two or more races5.4%
  3. Hispanic2.7%

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 Newcomb High scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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, 2021-2210% or less19%33.8%
Math, 2022-2310% or less13% (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

80-84% of the 64 students in Newcomb 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 rate80‑84%72%76.5%
Students in the class6439725,411

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 Newcomb High

  1. How much Central Consolidated Schools spends per student$23,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,470
  2. The largest public schools in New MexicoNewcomb High is the number 103 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 211
  3. New Mexico schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.13.9:1
  4. 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 Newcomb High

  1. How many students attend Newcomb High?
    223 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newcomb, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Newcomb High?
    13.9 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 Newcomb High a Title I school?
    Newcomb High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Newcomb High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Newcomb High scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% 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 Newcomb High?
    80-84% of the 64 students in Newcomb 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 Newcomb High in?
    Central Consolidated Schools, NCES district ID 3500390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350039000654 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.

Compiled from official source data by .