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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,576 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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West Las Vegas Public Schools is a school district in New Mexico (San Miguel County). During the 2024 school year, 1,576 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

West Las Vegas Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christine Ludi
Rolando Medrano Jr.
Linda Montoya
Christopher Lopez2024
Gabriel Salazar2024

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,901,000 $5,818 30%
Local: $3,052,000 $1,995 10%
State: $17,558,000 $11,476 60%
Total: $29,511,000 $19,288
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $30,114,000 $19,682
Total Current Expenditures: $24,965,000 $16,316
Instructional Expenditures: $11,744,000 $7,675 39%
Student and Staff Support: $4,276,000 $2,794 14%
Administration: $3,091,000 $2,020 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,854,000 $3,826 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,704,000 $3,074
Construction: $3,819,000 $2,496
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $324,000 $211


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 11 <50 11 PS <50 11-19
2018-2019 10 <50 11 PS 6-9
2016-2017 12 PS PS 12 <50 10-14
2015-2016 14 PS PS 14 PS 10-14
2014-2015 9 PS PS 9 PS 10-14
2013-2014 30 PS PS 30 PS 35-39
2012-2013 31 PS 30 >=50 35-39
2011-2012 35 PS 34 <50 45-49
2010-2011 32 PS 32 PS 21-39

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 28 <50 28 PS <50 20-29
2018-2019 25 <50 24 PS 30-34
2016-2017 23 PS PS 22 <50 25-29
2015-2016 18 PS PS 17 PS 20-24
2014-2015 17 PS PS 18 PS 15-19
2013-2014 41 PS PS 41 PS 40-44
2012-2013 46 PS 45 >=50 50-54
2011-2012 47 PS 46 >=50 60-64
2010-2011 47 PS 47 PS 40-59

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 70-74 PS 75-79 <50
2019-2020 70-74 PS 75-79 PS 60-79
2018-2019 65-69 PS PS 70-74 40-59
2017-2018 70-74 PS 75-79 >=50
2016-2017 70-74 75-79 PS >=50
2015-2016 70-74 65-69 PS >=50
2014-2015 65-69 70-74 PS >=50
2013-2014 60-64 PS 65-69 40-59
2012-2013 70-74 PS 70-74 PS <50
2011-2012 70-74 70-74 PS >=50
2010-2011 75-79 75-79 PS >=50


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,576 1.3
2022-2023 1,555 1.6
2021-2022 1,530 0.7
2020-2021 1,519 0.5
2019-2020 1,512 -1.8
2018-2019 1,539 0.5
2017-2018 1,532 1.8
2016-2017 1,505 -1.5
2015-2016 1,527 -1.1
2014-2015 1,544 -3.7
2013-2014 1,601 -1.2
2012-2013 1,620 -3.5
2011-2012 1,676 -4.9
2010-2011 1,758 -0.5
2009-2010 1,766 0.8
2008-2009 1,751 -2.5
2007-2008 1,795 -3.7
2006-2007 1,861 -5.4
2005-2006 1,962 0.5
2004-2005 1,952 -3.0
2003-2004 2,011 -2.2
2002-2003 2,056 -1.2
2001-2002 2,080 -1.5
2000-2001 2,111 -1.8
1999-2000 2,149 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE West Las Vegas Public Schools (%) New Mexico K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 10.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 1.3
Black 0.4 1.8
Hispanic 90.2 63.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.3 2.4
White 7.7 20.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, West Las Vegas Public Schools had 110.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.23.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.30
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 42.07
Secondary: 47.92
Total: 110.79

West Las Vegas Public Schools employed 0.01 district administrators and 6.96 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.01
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 6.96
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.01
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.58
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.43
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.10
Other Support Services: 0.01


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

West Las Vegas Public Schools operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Don Cecilio Martinez Elementary1972-3
Luis E. Armijo Elementary241PK-1
Rio Gallinas School79KG-8
Tony Serna Jr. Elementary934-4
Union Elementary1175-5
Valley Elementary73PK-5
Valley Middle286-8
West Las Vegas High School4069-12
West Las Vegas Middle School2976-8
Wlv Family Partnership367-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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