Gadsden Schools
Gadsden is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Doña Ana County (Anthony). SchoolGrade grades 28 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Gadsden 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 Gadsden
22 of 28 schools in Gadsden carry a SchoolGrade (6 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 6C: 8D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Gadsden
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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- Alta Vista Early College High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A- North Valley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Anthony Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ La Union Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Santa Teresa Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Loma Linda Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Desert Trail Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Riverside Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Gadsden Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Desert View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Gadsden
High schools (4)
- A- Alta Vista Early College High School, Anthony
- D Chaparral High, Anthony
- D+ Gadsden High, Anthony
- C- Santa Teresa High, Santa Teresa
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C Chaparral Middle, Chaparral
- C+ Gadsden Middle, Anthony
- C+ Santa Teresa Middle, Santa Teresa
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- A- Anthony Elementary, Anthony
- D- Berino Elementary, Anthony
- C- Chaparral Elementary, Chaparral
- B Desert Trail Elementary, Chaparral
- C+ Desert View Elementary, Sunland Park
- B- Gadsden Elementary, Sunland Park
- B+ La Union Elementary, Anthony
- B Loma Linda Elementary, Anthony
- Mesquite Elementary, Mesquite
- A- North Valley Elementary, San Miguel
- B Riverside Elementary, Sunland Park
- B+ Santa Teresa Elementary, Santa Teresa
- Sunland Park Elementary, Sunland Park
- C- Sunrise Elementary, Anthony
- D Vado Elementary, Vado
- C Yucca Heights Elementary, Chapparal
Other schools and academies (5)
- Anthony On Track PREK Center, Anthony
- Chaparral On Track PREK Center, Chapparal
- F Desert Pride Academy, Anthony
- Gadsden Admin Complex PREK Center, Sunland Park
- La Mesa On Track PREK Center, La Mesa
Where Gadsden schools are
Cities and towns served (8)
- Anthony (11)
- Sunland Park (5)
- Chaparral (3)
- Santa Teresa (3)
- La Mesa (1)
- Mesquite (1)
- San Miguel (1)
- Vado (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: Doña Ana County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,130 students with 866 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,745 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3501080
- 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
- Las Cruces (38 schools, 27 mi)
- Hatch Valley (5 schools, 53 mi)
- Deming (13 schools, 54 mi)
- Alamogordo (14 schools, 56 mi)
- T Or C (5 schools, 80 mi)
- Cloudcroft (3 schools, 86 mi)
- Cobre (6 schools, 88 mi)
- Tularosa (4 schools, 99 mi)
Questions about Gadsden
How many schools are in Gadsden?
SchoolGrade grades 28 public schools in Gadsden, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Gadsden serve?
The largest by graded schools: Anthony, Sunland Park, Chaparral, Santa Teresa, La Mesa and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Gadsden?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 31.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 23.1%. 91% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Gadsden?
12,130 students were enrolled in Gadsden in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Gadsden?
Gadsden is in New Mexico, based in Doña Ana County, with its district office in Anthony. Its boundary covers about 1,304 sq mi.