Other / mixed grade configuration · Grants, NM

Northwestern Nm Corrections

Federal NCES profile for Northwestern Nm Corrections, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 350001200987
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Northwestern Nm Corrections earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Mexico.

#3 of 3
schools in Grants · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
8
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Northwestern Nm Corrections ranks #3 of 3 schools in Grants, NM.

School address

Enrollment

8

New Mexico · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Northwestern Nm Corrections

Northwestern Nm Corrections is a small combined-grade school in Grants, New Mexico, enrolling 8 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of New Mexico schools, with 8 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 100% of the 867 New Mexico schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 50.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Nm Corrections also operates Lae County Corrections (7 students) and Penitentiary of Nm-Santa Fe (5 students) alongside Northwestern Nm Corrections.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Northwestern Nm Corrections compares

Northwestern Nm Corrections on the metrics families compare, against New Mexico and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Mexico New Mexico avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 8 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Engagement
50.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

How Northwestern Nm Corrections Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lae County Corrections Similar size No free-lunch data No ratio data
Penitentiary of Nm-Santa Fe Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Northeastern Nm Correctional Facility Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Southern Nm Corrections Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Guadalupe County Corrections Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Northwestern Nm Corrections's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Nm Corrections · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Mexico, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Northwestern Nm Corrections's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Northwestern Nm Corrections

How many students attend Northwestern Nm Corrections?

Northwestern Nm Corrections has 8 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Grants, NM.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Northwestern Nm Corrections?

Northwestern Nm Corrections has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Northwestern Nm Corrections rank among schools in Grants?

By Resource Investment Index, Northwestern Nm Corrections ranks #3 of 3 schools in Grants, NM. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Grants on the city page.

Is Northwestern Nm Corrections a good school?

Northwestern Nm Corrections earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Mexico. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Nm Corrections?

Besides Northwestern Nm Corrections, Nm Corrections also operates Lae County Corrections (7 students), Penitentiary of Nm-Santa Fe (5 students), and Northeastern Nm Correctional Facility (5 students). See the Nm Corrections district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.