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Deming Schools
Deming is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Luna County (Deming). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Deming 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 Deming
11 of 13 schools in Deming carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 2D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Deming
Statewide rankings: all 155 high schools in New Mexico · all 143 middle schools in New Mexico · all 412 elementary schools in New Mexico
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 Early College High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Bell Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Memorial Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Deming Intermediate (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C Bataan Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Deming High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Chaparral Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Red Mountain Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Ruben S Torres Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Columbus Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Deming
High schools (3)
- C- Deming High, Deming
- A Early College High School, Deming
- Mimbres Valley High School, Deming
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Deming Intermediate, Deming
- D Red Mountain Middle, Deming
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C Bataan Elementary, Deming
- B+ Bell Elementary, Deming
- D+ Chaparral Elementary, Deming
- D- Columbus Elementary, Columbus
- B- Memorial Elementary, Deming
- D Ruben S Torres Elementary, Deming
Other schools and academies (2)
- F Deming Cesar Chavez, Deming
- My Little School, Deming
Where Deming schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: Luna County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,232 students with 364 full-time-equivalent teachers and 709 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3500690
- 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
- Cobre (6 schools, 47 mi)
- Gadsden (28 schools, 54 mi)
- Las Cruces (38 schools, 55 mi)
- Silver City (9 schools, 56 mi)
- Animas (3 schools, 61 mi)
- Hatch Valley (5 schools, 68 mi)
- Lordsburg (4 schools, 68 mi)
- T Or C (5 schools, 72 mi)
Questions about Deming
How many schools are in Deming?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Deming, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Deming serve?
The largest by graded schools: Deming, Columbus.
How good are the schools in Deming?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 28.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.7%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Deming?
5,232 students were enrolled in Deming in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Deming?
Deming is in New Mexico, based in Luna County, with its district office in Deming. Its boundary covers about 2,965 sq mi.