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Portales, NM
Public School Ratings




Portales Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Portales School District details

Portales School District
501 South Abilene
Portales, NM 88130

2,571 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

86 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Portales School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Mexico

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.1% of all NM school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
30%
39%
24%
24%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Brown Early Childhood Center School
520 West 5 Th St
Portales, NM, 88130
PK-KG
James Elementary School
701 West 18 Th St
Portales, NM, 88130
01-02
Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School
1000 North Ave M
Portales, NM, 88130
05-06
Portales High School
201 South Knoxville Ave
Portales, NM, 88130
09-12
Portales Jr High School
700 East 3 Rd St
Portales, NM, 88130
07-08
Valencia Elementary School
1415 South Globe
Portales, NM, 88130
03-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.9% 21.0%
Black 2.3% 1.8%
Hispanic 69.2% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 12.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.5% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 76.4% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.1% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,471 $21,779,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,219 $3,135,000 7.7%
Staff $146 $376,000 0.9%
General Administration $330 $848,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,010 $2,597,000 6.4%
Operation $1,116 $2,870,000 7.1%
Transportation $436 $1,122,000 2.8%
Other $378 $973,000 2.4%
Total Support $4,637 $11,921,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,636 $6,776,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $15,743 $40,476,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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