Lower Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Estancia, New Mexico

Lower Elementary in Estancia, New Mexico enrolled 113 students in 2024-25 with 12.2 full-time teachers, 9.3 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, 40-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 40-59% proficient in math in 2021-22 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.5%).

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

Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

100 students in 2022-23, 112 students in 2023-24, 113 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.9 to 12.2.

Students enrolled at Lower Elementary by school year2022-23: 100, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231002023-241122024-25113
Students enrolled at Lower Elementary by school year2022-23: 100, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231002023-241122024-25113
Students enrolled at Lower Elementary by school year2022-23: 100, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231002023-241122024-25113
Students enrolled at Lower Elementary by school year2022-23: 100, 2023-24: 112, 2024-25: 1130501001502022-231002023-241122024-25113
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310010.99.2
2023-2411211.39.9
2024-2511312.29.3

9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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; Lower Elementary 9.3; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLower Elementary 9.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Lower Elementary 9.3; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLower Elementary 9.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Lower Elementary 9.3; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLower Elementary 9.3state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Lower Elementary 9.3; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLower Elementary 9.3state 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 93 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lower Elementary enrolled 93 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 93 of the 93 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent44.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.8% of students were Hispanic, 17.7% White, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic78.8%
  2. White17.7%
  3. Two or more races2.7%
  4. American Indian0.9%

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

In 2021-22, the students tested at Lower Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 40-59% in math, against 33.8% in reading and 24.5% in math across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts40‑59%35%33.8%
Math40‑59%33%24.5%

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

Elementary schools in Estancia

2 public elementary schools in Estancia report 2024-25 enrollment; Lower Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Upper Elementary17911.4100.0%
Lower Elementary1139.3100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lower Elementary

  1. Upper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 179 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Moriarty ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 464 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Lower Elementary with Upper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Estancia Municipal School District spends per student$20,957 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,957
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoLower Elementary is the number 381 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#381 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.9.3:1
  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 Lower Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lower Elementary?
    113 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 100 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Estancia, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lower Elementary?
    9.3 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 Lower Elementary a Title I school?
    Lower Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lower Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Lower Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 40-59% in math, against 33.8% in reading and 24.5% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lower Elementary in?
    Estancia Municipal School District, NCES district ID 3500930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350093000278 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: 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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