DES MOINES HIGH

High school·Grades 7-12 Des Moines, New Mexico·88418
Score
95.5/100
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#4
Among 78 New Mexico high schools
Top 6%
In New Mexico

Score 95.5/100: better than 95% of New Mexico high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. 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
73%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 37%, better than 89% of them
30 students tested
Math
73%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 15%, better than 99% of them
30 students tested
Science
74%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 34%, better than 92% of them
19 students tested
All New Mexico schools (ELA / math)
43% / 26%
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)73.330
MathAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT Math (attenuated proficiency rate)73.330
ScienceAll gradesNM-ASR Science (attenuated proficiency rate)73.719

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
58
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
58
Typical high school: 195
Free or reduced-price lunch
29%
Typical high school: 92%

District and location

School district
City
Union County

Contact

Address
500 DES MOINES AVENUE
Des Moines, NM 88418

"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).

Location

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DES MOINES HIGH at a glance

DES MOINES HIGH is a public high school in Des Moines, New Mexico, serving grades 7-12. It is part of the Des Moines school district. It has about 58 students (a typical New Mexico high school has 195). About 29% 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, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 37%) and 73% in math (similar schools: 15%) reached the state standard (Proficiency rate (accountability)). On our score, which compares it only with other New Mexico high schools, it scores 95.5 out of 100: better than 95% of them, ranking #4 of 78. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points 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.