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Quemado Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

169

Students per teacher

10.6

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

4,191 sq mi

State

Quemado is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Catron County (Quemado). SchoolGrade grades 3 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Quemado on the map

Click a type to show or hide its schools.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Quemado

Average SchoolGrade

Meeting or exceeding expectations

100%

Exceeding

100%

Avg actual scores

50%

Avg projected

33%

1 of 3 schools in Quemado carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

B: 1

Every school in Quemado

High schools (1)

B Quemado High, Quemado

Elementary and primary schools (2)

Datil Elementary, Datil
Quemado Elementary, Quemado

Where Quemado schools are

Cities and towns served (2)

Quemado (2)
Datil (1)

About this district

State: Best schools in New Mexico
County: Catron County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 169 students with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers and 30 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 3502130
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

Grants (12 schools, 46 mi)
Magdalena (3 schools, 51 mi)
Zuni (4 schools, 58 mi)
Belen (10 schools, 88 mi)
Los Lunas (16 schools, 90 mi)
Socorro (6 schools, 93 mi)
Gallup (30 schools, 94 mi)
Cobre (6 schools, 101 mi)

Questions about Quemado

How many schools are in Quemado?

SchoolGrade grades 3 public schools in Quemado, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Quemado serve?

The largest by graded schools: Quemado, Datil.

How good are the schools in Quemado?

Across the 1 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 50% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Quemado?

169 students were enrolled in Quemado in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Quemado?

Quemado is in New Mexico, based in Catron County, with its district office in Quemado. Its boundary covers about 4,191 sq mi.