Schools · Tatum

Tatum, NM schools

Tatum’s public schools score well below New Mexico’s averages: 30% of students are proficient in reading against 58.4% statewide, and 90% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.2%. Kids attend TATUM ELEMENTARY through grade 6, then TATUM JR HIGH and TATUM HIGH.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

School path

Where Tatum kids go to school

Grades PK–6

TATUM ELEMENTARY 128 students · Tatum Tatum Municipal Schools

Grades 7–8

TATUM JR HIGH 53 students · Tatum Tatum Municipal Schools

Grades 9–12

C+TATUM HIGH 129 students · Tatum Tatum Municipal Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Tatum Municipal)30%

State average 58.4% · reported as a range, 21–39% (a small group)

Math (grades PK–12, Tatum Municipal)10%

State average 23.4% · reported as a range, 0–20% (a small group)

Graduation · class of 2020

90% graduate on time

Graduation rate

90%

NM: 77.2%

Graduating class

27

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.

Districts

The district serving Tatum

Tatum Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 310 students

$20,141 per studentNM $17,681

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school

All 3 schools in Tatum

Level

All 3 Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1

Type

All 3 Public 3

Showing 1–3 of 3 schools

TATUM ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 128 students

TATUM JR HIGHMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 53 students

TATUM HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 129 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.