📍 1001 South 7th St, Tucumcari, Quay County, 88401
Tucumcari High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tucumcari, Quay County. The school has 243 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tucumcari Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tucumcari High enrolls 243 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 2.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 172 | 71% |
| White | 62 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 243 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 243 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.
Tucumcari High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 7, state house district 67.
Tucumcari High is one of 3 schools in TUCUMCARI, based in TUCUMCARI, New Mexico. The district serves 911 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 243 students, Tucumcari High is smaller than the district average of about 304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote