📍 200 Center St, Moriarty, Torrance County, 87035
Moriarty High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Moriarty, Torrance County. The school has 698 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moriarty-Edgewood School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moriarty High enrolls 698 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 371 | 53% |
| White | 299 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
698 of the school's 698 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 698 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.
Moriarty High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 19, state house district 70.
Moriarty High is one of 7 schools in MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD, based in MORIARTY, New Mexico. The district serves 2,365 students district-wide and employs 155 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 698 students, Moriarty High is larger than the district average of about 338 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant