James Elementary
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Portales, New Mexico
James Elementary in Portales, New Mexico enrolled 364 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 10.4 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
379 students in 2022-23, 375 students in 2023-24, 364 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 35.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 379 | 31.0 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 4.0 | 93.8 |
| 2024-25 | 364 | 35.0 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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 360 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James Elementary enrolled 360 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 360 of the 360 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent32.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.4% of students were Hispanic, 24.2% White, 1.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic71.4%
- White24.2%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Black1.4%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Portales
3 public elementary schools in Portales report 2024-25 enrollment; James Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Elementary | 366 | 10.9 | 100.0% |
| James Elementary | 364 | 10.4 | 62.0% |
| Brown Early Childhood Center | 332 | 9.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about James Elementary
- Brown Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 332 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Valencia ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 366 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare James Elementary with Brown Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Portales Municipal School District spends per student$15,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,691
- The largest public schools in New MexicoJames Elementary is the number 156 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#156 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- 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 James Elementary
How many students attend James Elementary?
364 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 379 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Portales, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at James Elementary?
10.4 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 James Elementary a Title I school?
James Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is James Elementary in?
Portales Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3502100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350210000486 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.