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Ruidoso, NM
Public School Ratings




Ruidoso 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.


Ruidoso School District details

Ruidoso School District
200 Horton Circle
Ruidoso, NM 88345

1,782 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Ruidoso School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Mexico

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.7% of all NM school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
30%
39%
37%
25%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Ruidoso High School
125 Warrior Dr
Ruidoso, NM, 88345
09-12
Ruidoso Middle School
123 Warrior Dr
Ruidoso, NM, 88345
06-08
Sierra Vista Primary School
199 White Mountain Dr
Ruidoso, NM, 88345
PK-02
White Mountain Elementary School
203 White Mountain Dr
Ruidoso, NM, 88345
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.5% 20.8%
Black 0.9% 1.8%
Hispanic 55.3% 63.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 14.0% 12.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.7% 76.7%
Free lunch eligible 45.7% 74.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,930 $12,349,000 47.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,341 $2,389,000 9.1%
Staff $412 $735,000 2.8%
General Administration $259 $462,000 1.8%
School Administration $708 $1,261,000 4.8%
Operation $1,415 $2,522,000 9.6%
Transportation $582 $1,038,000 4.0%
Other $333 $594,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,051 $9,001,000 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,764 $4,925,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $14,745 $26,275,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,598 $2,418,627,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,403 $446,729,000 9.1%
Staff $298 $94,805,000 1.9%
General Administration $333 $105,966,000 2.2%
School Administration $720 $229,072,000 4.7%
Operation $1,398 $445,032,000 9.1%
Transportation $368 $117,034,000 2.4%
Other $451 $143,432,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,970 $1,582,070,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,805 $893,099,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $15,373 $4,893,796,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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