Deming Public Schools
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Deming and Columbus.
At a glance
5,116Students enrolled
13Schools
2Towns served
$16,596Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
96%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 9–12
DEMING HIGH or EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL or MIMBRES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
DEMING HIGH or EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL or MIMBRES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NM
Math proficiency34.5%
State average 23.4%
Reading / language arts64.5%
State average 58.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 77.2%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$16,596
per student each year · 6% below the NM average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,115’20
5,352’21
5,366’22
5,232’23
5,116’24
Students
Hispanic · 88%4,481
White · 10%515
Two or more races · 1%38
Asian · 1%29
Black · 1%29
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%12
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools13 in district
BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 487 students · Deming
PublicCOLUMBUS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 483 students · Columbus
PublicCHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 377 students · Deming
PublicRUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 363 students · Deming
PublicMEMORIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 331 students · Deming
PublicBELL ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 301 students · Deming
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.