Can I use Socorro County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Socorro County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Socorro County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Socorro County?

Start with the 10 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Socorro County Schools & Education

Name: Socorro County, New Mexico Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Socorro County, New Mexico

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

27/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

70.7%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

70.7%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 79.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,545

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,957

School Score

27/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 33/100

State Score Position

#20

of 33 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Socorro County

Measured School Summary

Socorro County faces educational challenges with a school score of 27/100 and a graduation rate of 70.7%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $7,545 per pupil, Socorro County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 17% below the New Mexico average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 8.3 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 5% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Socorro County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

10 public schools and 2 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

27/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #20 of 33 New Mexico counties with school score data.

Completion

70.7%

8.3 pts below the state average

Funding context

$7,545

$412 below the state average

School coverage

2 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Socorro County has 10 public schools across 2 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Socorro County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS carries most of the listed public-school system, with 6 of 10 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#20

of 33 New Mexico counties with school score data. The county score is 6 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

1,438 students

Elementary 4Middle 1High 1Other 0

6 listed schools in this county slice.

MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

285 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS is the largest listed district slice, with 6 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Socorro County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Socorro County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Graduation rates in Socorro County reach 70.7 percent

Education data brief for Socorro County, New Mexico.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Socorro County reports a graduation rate of 70.7%, which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 79.0% and the national average of 87.0%. The county’s educational infrastructure consists of 10 public schools, predominantly located in rural settings. Socorro Consolidated Schools is the largest district, serving 1,438 students, with Socorro High School being the largest individual facility with 450 students. The county’s per-pupil expenditure is $7,545, trailing the state average of $7,957 and significantly lower than the national average of $13,000. The composite school score for the county is 27.3, compared to a state average of 33.4. One charter school, Cottonwood Valley Charter, is among the five largest schools by enrollment. These metrics provide a baseline for local education research without assuming cause. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Socorro County

Reported Enrollment

1,926

10 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

10% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary6

Middle2

High2

Other0

2 School Districts in Socorro County

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

6 schools

1,438 students

MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

3 schools

285 students

10 Public Schools in Socorro County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Socorro County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
SOCORRO HIGH	Record	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	SOCORRO, 87801Town: Remote	9–12	High	450
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY	Record	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	SOCORRO, 87801Town: Remote	PK–5	Primary	390
R. SARRACINO MIDDLE	Record	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	SOCORRO, 87801Town: Remote	6–8	Middle	254
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY	Record	BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	BELEN, 87002Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	203
COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER	Record	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	SOCORRO, 87801Town: Remote	KG–8	Charter	170
MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY	Record	MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	MAGDALENA, 87825Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	123
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY	Record	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	POLVADERA, 87828Rural: Distant	KG–5	Primary	108
MAGDALENA HIGH	Record	MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	MAGDALENA, 87825Rural: Remote	9–12	High	88
MAGDALENA MIDDLE	Record	MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	MAGDALENA, 87825Rural: Remote	6–8	Middle	74
SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY	Record	SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	SAN ANTONIO, 87832Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	66

SOCORRO HIGH

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

SOCORRO, 87801 / Town: Remote

Record9–12High450 students

PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

SOCORRO, 87801 / Town: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary390 students

R. SARRACINO MIDDLE

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

SOCORRO, 87801 / Town: Remote

Record6–8Middle254 students

LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY

BELEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

BELEN, 87002 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary203 students

COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

SOCORRO, 87801 / Town: Remote

RecordKG–8Charter170 students

MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY

MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

MAGDALENA, 87825 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary123 students

MIDWAY ELEMENTARY

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

POLVADERA, 87828 / Rural: Distant

RecordKG–5Primary108 students

MAGDALENA HIGH

MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

MAGDALENA, 87825 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High88 students

MAGDALENA MIDDLE

MAGDALENA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

MAGDALENA, 87825 / Rural: Remote

Record6–8Middle74 students

SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY

SOCORRO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

SAN ANTONIO, 87832 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary66 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$7,545

State avg $7,957

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which New Mexico counties have the highest graduation rates?

Los Alamos County (93.0%), De Baca County (90.0%), and Mora County (90.0%) currently lead New Mexico among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in New Mexico?

Across New Mexico counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $7,957. The highest current county values are Catron County ($13,747), Harding County ($13,463), and Guadalupe County ($10,823). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Socorro County?

Socorro County has a school score of 27/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Socorro County?

The high school graduation rate in Socorro County is 70.7%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Socorro County spend per student?

Socorro County spends $7,545 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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