Portales High

201 South Knoxville Ave, Portales, NM 88130

BSchola Grade
Grades
9–12
High
Students
754
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Portales
Roosevelt County

Schola Grade B · Above average

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 161 New Mexico high schools · How we grade
Test scores24% proficient in math & reading
62ndpercentile
Equity10% of low-income students proficient
38thpercentile
Attendance26% chronically absent
71stpercentile
Graduation rate82% graduate in 4 years
52ndpercentile
College readinessAt least 13% take AP, IB or dual-enrollment courses
28thpercentile
Class size15.6 students per teacher
24thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).

About Portales High

Portales High is a public high school in Portales, New Mexico, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Portales. The school is located in a remote town in Roosevelt County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 754 students were enrolled, with about 15.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Mexico high school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 161 New Mexico high schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12

Location & nearby schools

201 South Knoxville Ave
Portales, NM 88130
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School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
High
Grades offered
9–12
Enrollment (2024–25)
754 students
Students per teacher
15.6 to 1
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Locale
Town — Remote
School district
Portales
County
Roosevelt County
NCES school ID
350210000488

Schools near Portales High

All 7 schools in Portales →
Floyd High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 60 students
15 mi
Clovis High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,506 students
B17 mi
Dora High
Public · Grades 7–12 · 94 students
A17 mi
Texico High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 168 students
A21 mi
Farwell H S
Public · Grades 9–12 · 189 students
B21 mi

School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.