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

No. Use the Torrance 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 Torrance 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 Torrance County?

Start with the 11 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Torrance County Schools & Education

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

Torrance County, New Mexico

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

School Score

22/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

79.9%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

79.9%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 79.0%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,801

National avg $13,239

State avg $7,957

School Score

22/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 33/100

State Score Position

#26

of 33 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Torrance County

Measured School Summary

Torrance County faces educational challenges with a school score of 22/100 and a graduation rate of 79.9%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,801 per pupil, Torrance County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 35% below the New Mexico average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 0.9 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 15% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Torrance 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

11 public schools and 3 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

22/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #26 of 33 New Mexico counties with school score data.

Completion

79.9%

0.9 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,801

$1,156 below the state average

School coverage

3 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

Torrance County has 11 public schools across 3 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 Torrance 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

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT carries most of the listed public-school system, with 7 of 11 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#26

of 33 New Mexico counties with school score data. The county score is 11 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.

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

1,427 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 1

4 listed schools in this county slice.

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

539 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Elementary to high school visible

210 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 7 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 Torrance County?

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

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

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

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

Education Overview

About Schools in Torrance County, New Mexico

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Three Districts Serving a Rural Landscape

Torrance County supports 11 public schools across three districts, educating a total of 2,176 students. The system is balanced with four elementary, three middle, and three high schools, plus one specialized 'other' institution.

Moriarty-Edgewood Leads Regional Education

The Moriarty-Edgewood School District is the largest in the county, operating seven schools for over 2,300 students. Estancia Municipal and Mountainair Public Schools serve the remaining rural student populations with smaller, localized campuses.

Entirely Rural and Close-Knit Schools

Every single school in Torrance County is classified as rural, offering students a quiet and focused environment with an average size of 198 students. Moriarty High is the standout campus with 698 students, nearly four times the size of most other local schools.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Torrance County

Reported Enrollment

2,176

11 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary4

Middle3

High3

Other1

3 School Districts in Torrance County

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

7 schools

2,331 students

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

4 schools

539 students

MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

3 schools

210 students

11 Public Schools in Torrance 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 Torrance County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
MORIARTY HIGH	Record	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	MORIARTY, 87035Rural: Distant	9–12	High	698
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY	Record	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	MORIARTY, 87035Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	411
MORIARTY MIDDLE	Record	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	MORIARTY, 87035Rural: Distant	6–8	Middle	244
UPPER ELEMENTARY	Record	ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	ESTANCIA, 87016Rural: Remote	2–6	Primary	179
ESTANCIA HIGH	Record	ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	ESTANCIA, 87016Rural: Remote	9–12	High	172
LOWER ELEMENTARY	Record	ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	ESTANCIA, 87016Rural: Remote	PK–1	Primary	100
MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY	Record	MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	MOUNTAINAIR, 87036Rural: Remote	PK–5	Primary	98
ESTANCIA MIDDLE	Record	ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS	ESTANCIA, 87016Rural: Remote	7–8	Middle	88
MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	Record	MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT	MORIARTY, 87035Rural: Distant	PK	Other	74
MOUNTAINAIR HIGH	Record	MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	MOUNTAINAIR, 87036Rural: Remote	9–12	High	69
MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH	Record	MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	MOUNTAINAIR, 87036Rural: Remote	6–8	Middle	43

MORIARTY HIGH

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

MORIARTY, 87035 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High698 students

MORIARTY ELEMENTARY

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

MORIARTY, 87035 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary411 students

MORIARTY MIDDLE

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

MORIARTY, 87035 / Rural: Distant

Record6–8Middle244 students

UPPER ELEMENTARY

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

ESTANCIA, 87016 / Rural: Remote

Record2–6Primary179 students

ESTANCIA HIGH

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

ESTANCIA, 87016 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High172 students

LOWER ELEMENTARY

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

ESTANCIA, 87016 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–1Primary100 students

MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY

MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MOUNTAINAIR, 87036 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–5Primary98 students

ESTANCIA MIDDLE

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

ESTANCIA, 87016 / Rural: Remote

Record7–8Middle88 students

MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

MORIARTY, 87035 / Rural: Distant

RecordPKOther74 students

MOUNTAINAIR HIGH

MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MOUNTAINAIR, 87036 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High69 students

MOUNTAINAIR JR HIGH

MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MOUNTAINAIR, 87036 / Rural: Remote

Record6–8Middle43 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,801

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 Torrance County?

Torrance County has a school score of 22/100, 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 Torrance County?

The high school graduation rate in Torrance County is 79.9%, 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 Torrance County spend per student?

Torrance County spends $6,801 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 May 13, 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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