District assessment leads presented the 2025 NMMSSA (New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement) and related science-assessment results to the board, showing year-over-year improvements in both English language arts (ELA) and math across the Central Consolidated School District.
Key results presented:
- Districtwide proficiency: ELA 31% (up from 25% last year); Math 17% (up 3 percentage points year over year).
- By grade: third-grade ELA 25% (+11); third-grade math 12% (no change); fourth-grade ELA 34% (+8), math 18% (+5); eighth-grade ELA 44% (+10), eighth-grade math 9% (-1).
- Notable school gains: Mesa Elementary posted the district’s largest math gain and doubled certain proficiency measures; Newcomb Elementary recorded a 14-percentage-point ELA gain.
Why this matters: Presenters and trustees framed the gains as progress tied to leadership, instructional materials and targeted 90‑day school plans. Trustees urged staff to disaggregate results further, examine middle‑school math declines, and share grade‑ and school‑level comparisons including state averages and subgroup (socioeconomic, ethnicity) breakdowns.
Board direction: The superintendent and assessment team agreed to supply school‑level and grade‑level breakdowns and to present the underlying item analyses that principals will use to write 90‑day plans. Trustees emphasized the need to publicize improvement stories while addressing areas with regression.
Ending: District leaders celebrated growth and said they will continue targeted interventions and adopt new instructional materials where needed.