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  • Area schools earn passing marks under state's new grading system

    QCS Staff|Jul 9, 2012

    Most New Mexico schools scored passing grades under the new state rating system, including all those in Quay County. While most of the state scored Cs and Ds, Tucumcari Middle School, House Elementary School, Logan Elementary School and Logan Middle School all scored Bs. Here's how the area schools fared: Tucumcari Elementary: C Tucumcari Middle: B Tucumcari High: C House Elementary: B House Junior High: C House High: C Logan Elementary: B Logan Middle: B Logan High: C San Jon Elementary: C San Jon Middle: C San Jon High: C...

  • Quay County schools receive passing marks from state grading system

    Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer|Jul 9, 2012

    All Quay County schools received passing grades Monday under the guidelines of the state's new school grading system. The results, announced by Gov. Susana Martinez, show more than 65 percent of the state's schools either maintained or improved their marks from grades that were first released in January. Tucumcari High School dropped from an A to C, while the elementary school improved to a C and the middle school to a B, both of which had previously received a D. "One of the issues we had was our reading scores were low across the board,"...