Lea Elementary
Public elementary school, grade 1 · Lovington, New Mexico
Lea Elementary in Lovington, New Mexico enrolled 231 students in 2024-25 with 15.9 full-time teachers, 14.5 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
220 students in 2022-23, 227 students in 2023-24, 231 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.3 to 15.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 220 | 15.3 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 14.9 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 231 | 15.9 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lea Elementary enrolled 246 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.4% of students were Hispanic, 14.3% White, 0.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.4%
- White14.3%
- Black0.9%
- Two or more races0.4%
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; Lea Elementary is number 4 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 Lea Elementary
- Yarbro ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 474 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 228 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Lea Elementary with Yarbro 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 MexicoLea Elementary is the number 285 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#285 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- 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 Lea Elementary
How many students attend Lea Elementary?
231 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 220 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lovington, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lea Elementary?
14.5 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 Lea Elementary a Title I school?
Lea Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lea Elementary in?
Lovington Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350174000446 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.