Enrollment
81
High
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEMADO·NCES 350213000493
QUEMADO HIGH
HWY 60, QUEMADO, NM 87829 · (575) 773-4700 · Catron County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.0:1 · STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
81 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within QUEMADO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
37.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
81
+16 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 8.5:1
% White
69%
was 71%
% Hispanic
23%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About QUEMADO HIGH
As a minimally staffed four-year high school in QUEMADO, New Mexico, QUEMADO HIGH educates 81 students from grades 7 through 12, run under QUEMADO. Enrollment runs roughly 82% leaner than the state mean of about 450.
QUEMADO runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 170 students. QUEMADO HIGH is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, QUEMADO HIGH reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, QUEMADO HIGH has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, QUEMADO HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 65.3%, a residual of +31.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Catron County) reports that median household earnings sit near $49,864, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. QUEMADO HIGH is one of 5 public schools in Catron County (combined enrollment of about 267 students).
QUEMADO ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. QUEMADO HIGH's enrollment has ticked up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 81). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 12% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.
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Catron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,743
Census ACS
Median income
$49,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUEMADO
- QUEMADO ELEMENTARYElementary · 73 students
- DATIL ELEMENTARYElementary · 16 students
Nearby schools
- QUEMADO ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About QUEMADO HIGHHow many students attend QUEMADO HIGH?
QUEMADO HIGH enrolls approximately 81 students in grades 07-12.
Is QUEMADO HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
QUEMADO HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at QUEMADO HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at QUEMADO HIGH is approximately 12.0:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at QUEMADO HIGH?
Student demographics at QUEMADO HIGH are roughly 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is QUEMADO HIGH in?
QUEMADO HIGH is part of QUEMADO.
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