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Staff and wire reports|Updated Mar 18, 2022

Clovis and Portales public school graduation rates improved in 2021 and both had higher rates than the state average. That’s according to statistics released this week by the New Mexico Public Education Department. In Clovis, the four-year graduation rate among high school seniors was 77.9% in 2021, compared to 70.4% in 2020. In Portales, the rate improved to 82.1% from 78.3%. Texico, Melrose and Floyd also saw rate increases. Grady, Elida and Dora rates decreased slightly, but all remained well above the statewide a...