Index	Belen	New Mexico	National
Average Test Scores	18%	22%	49%
Student/Teacher ratio	16:1	15:1	16:1
Total public schools	12	667	79,221
Total private schools	1	163	24,874
Total post-secondary schools	n/a	55	7,963

The Belen, NM educational system consists of 12 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Belen public schools have average test scores of 18% which is 17% lower than than the New Mexico average and 63% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Belen public schools is 16:1, compared to 15:1 in New Mexico and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 74.9% of students have completed 8th grade, 72.4% have completed high school, 14.3% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 1.2% have completed a doctorate degree.

Education level achieved in Belen

Index	Belen	New Mexico	National
Completed 8th grade	74.9%	81.4%	84.3%
Completed high school	72.4%	80.0%	83.0%
Completed some college	45.6%	58.2%	59.4%
Completed associate degree	21.2%	34.7%	38.5%
Completed bachelors	14.3%	26.7%	30.3%
Completed masters	5.7%	11.6%	11.5%
Completed professional degree	1.2%	3.4%	3.3%
Completed doctorate	1.0%	1.8%	1.3%

Belen, NM School Districts

Belen Consolidated Schools

There are a total of 12 public schools, 1 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Belen. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Belen, NM schools is 18%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Belen, NM, an average of 74.9% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.4% have completed high school.

To customize your list of Belen schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of Belen, NM schools.

Source: The Belen, NM education data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.