Ben Alexander Elementary
Public elementary school, grade 2 · Lovington, New Mexico
Ben Alexander Elementary in Lovington, New Mexico enrolled 238 students in 2024-25 with 13.9 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
251 students in 2022-23, 219 students in 2023-24, 238 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 13.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 251 | 15.0 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 13.4 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 238 | 13.9 | 17.1 |
17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools
Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 218 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ben Alexander Elementary enrolled 218 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 218 of the 218 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent12.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.5% of students were Hispanic, 12.6% White, 1.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.5%
- White12.6%
- Black1.3%
- Asian0.8%
- Two or more races0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Lovington
5 public elementary schools in Lovington report 2024-25 enrollment; Ben Alexander Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarbro Elementary | 474 | 15.2 | 100.0% |
| Llano Elementary | 435 | 20.0 | 100.0% |
| Ben Alexander Elementary | 238 | 17.1 | 100.0% |
| Lea Elementary | 231 | 14.5 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary | 228 | 16.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ben Alexander Elementary
- Llano ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 435 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 228 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Ben Alexander Elementary with Llano ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lovington Municipal Schools spends per student$15,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,348
- The largest public schools in New MexicoBen Alexander Elementary is the number 277 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#277 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.17.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ben Alexander Elementary
How many students attend Ben Alexander Elementary?
238 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 251 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lovington, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Alexander Elementary?
17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ben Alexander Elementary a Title I school?
Ben Alexander Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ben Alexander Elementary in?
Lovington Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350174000449 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.