Farmington High

2200 Sunset Ave, Farmington NM, 87401 | Farmington Municipal Schools | 505-324-9840
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1336
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 25% 10% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 28 in Farmington
  • Ranked #0 of 1075 in New Mexico
Proficiency Averages
36%Farmington
27%New Mexico

Farmington High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Farmington Municipal Schools" in Farmington, NM. There are a total of 1,336 students and 72 teachers at Farmington High, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Farmington High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 24.5%, which is 10% lower than the New Mexico average.

Farmington High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1336
Teachers72
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment337
Taking some courses132
Taking some courses (not tests)217
Passing some courses56
Passing no courses84

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Farmington High, there are a total of 337 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 132 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All9%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School9%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All40%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Farmington High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew MexicoNational
White 37.4% 37.0% 24.4% 51.1%
Black 0.9% 1.3% 2.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 0.9% 1.3% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 26.5% 27.8% 60.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 32.6% 31.1% 10.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 1.7% 1.6% 3.1%

Farmington demographics profile

StatisticFarmingtonNew MexicoNational
Population44,9672,096,829328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,3051791
Median age34.637.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%52%55%
Speak English78%65%79%
Speak Spanish11%28%13%

Education level achieved in Farmington

IndexFarmingtonNew MexicoNational
Completed 8th grade81.8%81.4%84.3%
Completed high school80.7%80.0%83.0%
Completed some college59.4%58.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.7%34.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors19.9%26.7%30.3%
Completed masters8.1%11.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.6%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.8%1.3%
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Source: The Farmington High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.