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The most recent publicly available 2024-2025 student proficiency results from NM Vistas and the New Mexico Public Education Department show Grants Cibola County Schools at 17% proficiency in math, 38% in reading and 30% in science. The results offer a regional snapshot as GCCS students complete the 2025-2026 annual state assessment cycle, with this year’s results are not expected to be publicly available until later in the year. Data provided by the New Mexico Public Education Department. Courtesy Photo

The most recent publicly available 2024-2025 student proficiency results from NM Vistas and the New Mexico Public Education Department show Grants Cibola County Schools at 17% proficiency in math, 38% in reading and 30% in science. The results offer a regional snapshot as GCCS students complete the 2025-2026 annual state assessment cycle, with this year’s results are not expected to be publicly available until later in the year. Data provided by the New Mexico Public Education Department. Courtesy Photo

Test Scores Show Education Remains Central to Cibola County’s Economic Future

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Public result review comes as students complete this year’s statewide assessments GRANTS, N.M. – As Grants Cibola County Schools students complete the annual state testing, the most recent publicly available academic data offers a snapshot of where the district and surrounding region stood as...

Cibola County Receives Clean 2025 Audit

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. – Cibola County received a clean audit for the 2025 fiscal year, with no current- year findings, no uncorrected misstatements and no reported disagreements between auditors and county management.The results were presented to the Cibola County Board of Commissioners on April 23 by Juan...
Mayor Erik Garcia examines the dry, compacted ground at Coyote del Malpais Golf Course in Grants during a recent tour of the property. The area behind him is the course’s driving range, where city officials say long-term water, soil and infrastructure problems have contributed to the facility’s decline. Diego Lopez - CC

Mayor Erik Garcia examines the dry, compacted ground at Coyote del Malpais Golf Course in Grants during a recent tour of the property. The area behind him is the course’s driving range, where city officials say long-term water, soil and infrastructure problems have contributed to the facility’s decline. Diego Lopez - CC

Coyote del Malpais Golf Course Faces Long Road Back

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
City says years of water, infrastructure and budget problems left Grants’ public course struggling GRANTS, N.M. – The back nine at Coyote del Malpais Golf Course is closed, the putting green is a shadow of what many residents remember, and large sections of the course show the strain of mismanaged...

CCEDF Seeks New Start After Turbulent Year

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Foundation says governance has been rebuilt as leaders focus on workforce, industry recruitment and regional coordination GRANTS, N.M. – A year after public turmoil raised serious questions about its leadership, financial oversight and long-term stability, the Cibola Communities Economic...
What Cibola County Property Taxes Actually Fund

What Cibola County Property Taxes Actually Fund

What Cibola County Property Taxes Actually Fund

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
From schools and county government to hospital funding and higher education, the tax dollar moves farther than many residents may think GRANTS, N.M. – When Cibola County residents pay property taxes, the money does not stay with county government.
Strength in Numbers: The 4th GCCS Math Competition

Strength in Numbers: The 4th GCCS Math Competition

Strength in Numbers: The 4th GCCS Math Competition

Anne Richie Balgos
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. Students of Grants Cibola County Schools (GCCS) from 7th to 12th grades flocked to Grants High School (GHS) on April 17, 2025, for the annual Math Competition, which aims to challenge and recognize students in terms of their math skills.