Schools in Lumberton · Dulce Independent Schools
Lumberton’s public schools score below 86% of New Mexico districts
The public schools Lumberton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Graduate on time
64%
▼ 13 pts vs NM 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$30.8K
▲ 74% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Lumberton compares
D Graduation
New Mexico school districts we grade (93)Better than 14%
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Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 44. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Mexico’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New Mexico only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lumberton.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Dulce Elementaryin Dulce
6–8Dulce Middlein Dulce
9–12Dulce Highin Dulce
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school in Lumberton
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Lumberton · in other towns
Dulce Elementary
264 students8:1Rate it →
Dulce Middle
D−130 students14:1Rate it →
Dulce High
D−160 students10:1Rate it →
Private & other
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.