📍 1535 Tiger Circle, Raton, Colfax County, 87740
Raton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Raton, Colfax County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raton Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Raton High enrolls 359 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 250 | 70% |
| White | 101 | 28% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Raton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 8, state house district 67.
Raton High is one of 3 schools in RATON, based in RATON, New Mexico. The district serves 831 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Raton High is larger than the district average of about 277 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe