Assessment & Accountability

Assessment

Students in Mountainair Public Schools participate in the required state and federal assessments for Title I, Title II, and Title III. The state uses these assessments for accountability measures to meet the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements. The following assessments are administered.

• NM Measures of Student Success & Achievement (NM-MSSA)

  • students in grades 3-8 for English Language Arts and Mathematics

• SAT

  • students in grade 11 for English Language Arts and Mathematics

• NM Assessment of Science Readiness (NM-ASR)

  • students in grades 5, 8, & 11 for Science

• Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)

  • only administered to the most significantly cognitively disabled students in grades 3-8 & 11 for English Language Arts, Mathematics, & Science

• Amira/Istation

  • students in grades K-2 for Reading & early literacy skills

  • students in grades K-2 for Mathematics

• ACCESS for English Language Learners

  • students in grades K-12 to measure English language proficiency

• Dyslexia screener

  • students in Grade 1

For more information about these required assessments, please visit PED's Assessment Bureau webpage.

Accountability

Achievement data for the above assessments is available on PED's Accountability Data webpage.

Each Mountainair school is included in the state's rating system. Information about each school's academic achievement, academic progress, school quality & student success, and graduation rates are included in the overall ratings. More information about the state's accountability system is available on PED's Accountability System webpage.

2024-2025 School Ratings

• ESSA School Designation: Spotlight
• 74.0 of 100 possible
• NM Vistas for 24-25

• ESSA School Designation: Traditional
• 58.9 of 100 possible
• NM Vistas for 24-25

• ESSA School Designation: Traditional
• 52.7 of 100 possible 
• NM Vistas for 24-25

2023-2024 School Ratings

Mountainair High School

• ESSA School Designation: Spotlight

• 78.3 of 100 possible

• NM Vistas for 23-24

Mountainair Jr High School

• ESSA School Designation: Traditional

• 53.0 of 100 possible

• NM Vistas for 23-24

Mountainair Elementary School

• ESSA School Designation: Spotlight

• 66.0 of 100 possible

• NM Vistas for 23-24

2022-2023 School Ratings

Mountainair High School

• ESSA School Designation: Spotlight

• 83.3 of 100 possible**

• NM Vistas for 22-23

Mountainair Jr High School

• ESSA School Designation: Traditional

• 53.3 of 100 possible**

• NM Vistas for 22-23

Mountainair Elementary School

• ESSA School Designation: Traditional

• 46.8 of 100 possible**

• NM Vistas for 22-23