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Belen Schools
Belen is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Valencia County (Belen). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Belen on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Belen
10 of 10 schools in Belen carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 4C: 1D: 4
Best schools in Belen
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Belen Family School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Rio Grande Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Gil Sanchez Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Dennis Chavez Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Belen Infinity High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Belen Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Belen High (High school, meets expectations)
- D Central Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D La Promesa Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D La Merced Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Belen
High schools (2)
- D+ Belen High, Belen
- B- Belen Infinity High, Belen
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Belen Middle, Belen
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D Central Elementary, Belen
- B Dennis Chavez Elementary, Belen
- B+ Gil Sanchez Elementary, Belen
- D La Merced Elementary, Belen
- D La Promesa Elementary, Belen
- B+ Rio Grande Elementary, Belen
Other schools and academies (1)
- A- Belen Family School, Belen
Where Belen schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Belen (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: Valencia County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,564 students with 221 full-time-equivalent teachers and 440 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3500180
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Los Lunas (16 schools, 20 mi)
- Mountainair (3 schools, 29 mi)
- Albuquerque (172 schools, 40 mi)
- Magdalena (3 schools, 46 mi)
- Socorro (6 schools, 50 mi)
- Estancia (4 schools, 51 mi)
- Rio Rancho (21 schools, 56 mi)
- Moriarty-Edgewood (7 schools, 64 mi)
Questions about Belen
How many schools are in Belen?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Belen, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Belen serve?
The largest by graded schools: Belen.
How good are the schools in Belen?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 30.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.9%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Belen?
3,564 students were enrolled in Belen in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Belen?
Belen is in New Mexico, based in Valencia County, with its district office in Belen. Its boundary covers about 1,083 sq mi.