Evaluation of New Mexico school district websites



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Action steps

1 Reading the chart
2 Conclusions chart
- 2.1 2012
- 2.2 2010
3 Comparison chart
4 Correcting errors
5 External links

What information can people find on their school district website in New Mexico?

This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on New Mexico school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on New Mexico' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

Conclusions chart

2012

The ten largest school districts averaged a "C" website transparency score.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	2	5	8	10	10	4	8	4	7	5
P	2	1	2	0	0	5	1	2	0	1
N	6	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	3	4

Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Clovis Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	N
Farmington Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Gadsden Independent Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N
Gallup-McKinley County Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N
Las Cruces Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	N	P	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Los Lunas Public Schools, New Mexico	B-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Rio Rancho Public Schools, New Mexico	C	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N
Roswell Independent Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	Y	P
Santa Fe Public Schools, New Mexico	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

2010

In 2010, New Mexico school districts averaged an "F" website transparency grade.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	0	7	24	40	70	2	9	3	35	19
P	0	5	21	28	8	13	1	2	6	5
N	85	73	40	17	7	70	75	80	44	61
No Website	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Alamogordo Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	P
Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Animas Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Artesia Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Aztec Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	Y	N	Y	Y
Belen Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Bernalillo Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Bloomfield Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Capitan Municipal Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Carlsbad Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Carrizozo Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Central Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N
Chama Valley Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Cimarron Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Clayton Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Cloudcroft Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Clovis Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	N
Cobre Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Corona Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Cuba Independent Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Deming Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	P	N	N	Y	P
Des Moines Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Dexter Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Dora Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Dulce Independent Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Elida Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Espanola Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Estancia Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Eunice Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Farmington Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y
Floyd Municipal Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Fort Sumner Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Gadsden Independent Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	Y	P	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N
Gallup-McKinley County Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N
Grady Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Grants-Cibola County Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Hagerman Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Hatch Valley Public Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Hobbs Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Hondo Valley Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
House Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
Jal Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Jemez Mountain Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Jemez Valley Public Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
Lake Arthur Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N
Las Cruces Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	N	P	Y	P	N	Y	Y	Y
Las Vegas City Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Logan Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Lordsburg Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Los Alamos Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	N
Los Lunas Public Schools, New Mexico	B-	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Loving Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Lovington Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Magdalena Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Maxwell Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Melrose Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	P	N	N	N	Y
Mora Independent Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Moriarty Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	Y
Pecos Independent Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Peñasco Independent Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Pojoaque Valley Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	Y
Portales Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Quemado Independent Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Questa Independent Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Raton Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Reserve Independent Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Rio Rancho Public Schools, New Mexico	C	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y	N
Roswell Independent Schools, New Mexico	C-	N	P	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	Y	P
Ruidoso Municipal Schools, New Mexico	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y
San Jon Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Santa Fe Public Schools, New Mexico	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Silver Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Socorro Consolidated Schools, New Mexico	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	Y
Springer Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	P	N
Tatum Municipal Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Texico Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Tucumcari Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Tularosa Municipal Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
Vaughn Municipal Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wagon Mound Public Schools, New Mexico	D	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	N
West Las Vegas Public Schools, New Mexico	F	N	N	N	P	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Zuni Public Schools, New Mexico	D-	N	N	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	P	Y

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an New Mexico school district, you can correct it immediately or report the error.