Total enrollment
11,739
-1,105 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
28 schools in GADSDEN
New Mexico · 11,739 students · 9 cities
28 public K-12 schools operate under GADSDEN in New Mexico, teaching roughly 11,739 students (20 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in GADSDEN
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
26
-1 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GADSDEN ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #12 of 23 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,739 | #5 of 50 | #756 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 26 | #5 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #24 of 49 | #3,734 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #9 of 49 | #51 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.6% | #36 of 37 | #6,723 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GADSDEN
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY at 49.1% proficient to VADO ELEMENTARY at 21.4%, a gap of 27.6 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 25 district schools that reported both years went from 13,046 to 11,518 students (down 12%) and from 814 to 853 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About GADSDEN
As a middle-population district in New Mexico, GADSDEN educates 11,739 students across 28 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, GADSDEN is built around 20 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, GADSDEN runs about 419 students per school, 22% above the state mean of roughly 343.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in GADSDEN has decreased 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,844 students to 11,739. Over that span, GADSDEN shed 1 school, going from 27 to 26.
On allk12, the community for GADSDEN discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.