Waterflow’s public schools score below 91% of New Mexico districts
The public schools Waterflow’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 91% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Waterflow’s schools
High spending, low results
Waterflow spends $26,100 per student, 48% more than the state average. Results haven’t kept pace: the schools beat 9% of districts. Test scores ↓
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 123 New Mexico towns with similar household incomes, Waterflow still scores better than just 7%. How it compares ↓
Results are among the lowest in New Mexico
Waterflow’s schools score below 91% of New Mexico districts. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With eight elementary, three middle and three high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Waterflow compares
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 Waterflow.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Waterflow
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Waterflow families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Waterflow
There’s no college in Waterflow, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is San Juan College in Farmington, 17 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Waterflow. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
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.