Central Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Santa Clara, New Mexico

Central Elementary in Santa Clara, New Mexico enrolled 133 students in 2024-25 with 11.9 full-time teachers, 11.2 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). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

149 students in 2022-23, 136 students in 2023-24, 133 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 11.9.

Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231492023-241362024-25133
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231492023-241362024-25133
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231492023-241362024-25133
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 136, 2024-25: 1330501001502022-231492023-241362024-25133
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314914.010.6
2023-2413616.58.3
2024-2513311.911.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 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.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Central Elementary 11.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 11.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Central Elementary 11.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 11.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Central Elementary 11.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 11.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Central Elementary 11.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 11.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

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 123 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary enrolled 123 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 123 of the 123 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent45.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.0% of students were Hispanic, 5.3% White, 0.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic94.0%
  2. White5.3%
  3. Black0.8%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Central Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%27%33.8%
Math, 2022-2311‑19%15% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Central Elementary

  1. Bayard ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 156 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Hurley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 114 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
  3. Compare Central Elementary with Bayard ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cobre Consolidated Schools spends per student$22,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,582
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoCentral Elementary is the number 369 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#369 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.11.2:1
  7. 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 Central Elementary

  1. How many students attend Central Elementary?
    133 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 149 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Santa Clara, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
    11.2 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.
  3. Is Central Elementary a Title I school?
    Central Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Central Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Central Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 11-19% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Central Elementary in?
    Cobre Consolidated Schools, NCES district ID 3500600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350060000226 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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