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West Las Vegas Schools
West Las Vegas is a public school district in New Mexico, based in San Miguel County (Las Vegas). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
West Las Vegas 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 West Las Vegas
6 of 9 schools in West Las Vegas carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 1D: 4
Best schools in West Las Vegas
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- Valley Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- West Las Vegas High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Union Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ West Las Vegas Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Tony Serna JR Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Don Cecilio Martinez Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in West Las Vegas
High schools (1)
- C- West Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D- Tony Serna JR Elementary, Las Vegas
- A- Valley Middle, Ribera
- D+ West Las Vegas Middle School, Las Vegas
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D- Don Cecilio Martinez Elementary, Las Vegas
- Luis E Armijo Elementary, Las Vegas
- D+ Union Elementary, Las Vegas
- Valley Elementary, Ribera
Other schools and academies (1)
- Wlv Family Partnership, Las Vegas
Where West Las Vegas schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: San Miguel County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,576 students with 110 full-time-equivalent teachers and 127 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3501560
- 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 Vegas City (5 schools, 20 mi)
- Santa Rosa (5 schools, 29 mi)
- Pecos (3 schools, 55 mi)
- Tucumcari (3 schools, 55 mi)
- Mora (4 schools, 55 mi)
- House (3 schools, 62 mi)
- Springer (3 schools, 68 mi)
- Penasco (3 schools, 71 mi)
Questions about West Las Vegas
How many schools are in West Las Vegas?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in West Las Vegas, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does West Las Vegas serve?
The largest by graded schools: Las Vegas, Ribera.
How good are the schools in West Las Vegas?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 24.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.3%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend West Las Vegas?
1,576 students were enrolled in West Las Vegas in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is West Las Vegas?
West Las Vegas is in New Mexico, based in San Miguel County, with its district office in Las Vegas. Its boundary covers about 3,052 sq mi.