CAPITAN HIGH

High school·Grades 9-12 Capitan, New Mexico·88316
Score
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No overall score. New Mexico hasn't published both English language arts and math results for this school in 2025-26, so it has no overall score. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

Proficiency rate (accountability) on state tests in New Mexico, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New Mexico schools.

English language arts
33%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 37%
39 students tested
Science
42%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 34%
38 students tested
All New Mexico schools (ELA / math)
43% / —
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by New Mexico Public Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT ELA (attenuated proficiency rate)33.339
MathAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT Math (attenuated proficiency rate)banded39
ScienceAll gradesNM-ASR Science (attenuated proficiency rate)42.138

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
152
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
152
Typical high school: 195
Free or reduced-price lunch
25%
Typical high school: 92%

District and location

School district
City
Lincoln County

Contact

Address
519 SMOKEY BEAR BLVD
Capitan, NM 88316
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in New Mexico. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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CAPITAN HIGH at a glance

CAPITAN HIGH is a public high school in Capitan, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Capitan school district. It has about 152 students (a typical New Mexico high school has 195). About 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 92% at a typical New Mexico high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 33% in English language arts (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (Proficiency rate (accountability)). Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.