📍 4th St and Parque, Maxwell, Colfax County, 87728
Maxwell High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Maxwell, Colfax County. The school has 40 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Maxwell Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maxwell High enrolls 40 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino and 40% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 60% |
| White | 16 | 40% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
40 of the school's 40 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 40 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Maxwell High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 8, state house district 40.
Maxwell High is one of 3 schools in MAXWELL, based in MAXWELL, New Mexico. The district serves 87 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 40 students, Maxwell High is larger than the district average of about 29 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote