Enrollment
350
High
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RATON·NCES 350219000500
RATON HIGH
1535 TIGER CIRCLE, RATON, NM 87740 · (575) 445-9261 · Colfax County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
346 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RATON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 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
350
-40 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.1:1
% White
28%
was 29%
% Hispanic
71%
was 67%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RATON HIGH
RATON HIGH operates as a tight-knit senior high in RATON, New Mexico, overseen by RATON. Current enrollment sits at 350 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 450.
Across the 3 schools in RATON (831 students total), RATON HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, RATON HIGH logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 28% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RATON HIGH has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, RATON HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 30.6%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Colfax County indicate median household income runs about $53,554, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Colfax County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,378 students), RATON HIGH is one campus in the mix.
RATON INTERMEDIATE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RATON HIGH at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 24.6%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 71% across the same window.
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Colfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,322
Census ACS
Median income
$53,554
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,378 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RATON
- RATON INTERMEDIATEElementary · 246 students
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 235 students
Other schools in RATON
- RATON INTERMEDIATEElementary · 246 students
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 235 students
Nearby schools
- RATON INTERMEDIATE0.9 mi · 246
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 235
- Fisher's Peak Elementary School18.0 mi · 393
- Trinidad High School19.9 mi · 204
- Trinidad Middle School19.9 mi · 172
- MAXWELL MIDDLE24.6 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About RATON HIGHHow large is RATON HIGH?
RATON HIGH enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does RATON HIGH serve?
RATON HIGH serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RATON HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RATON HIGH is approximately 14.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RATON HIGH?
Student demographics at RATON HIGH are roughly 28% White, 71% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is RATON HIGH public or private?
RATON HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by RATON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.