La Cueva High School serves 1,755 learners in grade levels 9-12.

La Cueva High School landed in the upper 10% of all schools in New Mexico for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 20%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 42% (which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 22%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 64% (which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 30%) for the 2016-17 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the New Mexico state level of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 77% (majority Latino).

School Overview: La Cueva High School’s learner population of 1,755 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 91 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: La Cueva High School is ranked within the upper 10% of all 717 schools in New Mexico (based on combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of La Cueva High School is 0.64, which is more than the equity score at the state average of 0.58. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to La Cueva High School is Explore Academy (3.3 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Desert Ridge Middle School (0.4 miles away)