Mike Sena Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Sapello, New Mexico
Mike Sena Elementary in Sapello, New Mexico enrolled 58 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 11.7 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, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 rose 45% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
40 students in 2022-23, 48 students in 2023-24, 58 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.2 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 40 | 4.2 | 9.6 |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 5.0 | 9.7 |
| 2024-25 | 58 | 5.0 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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 98 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mike Sena Elementary enrolled 49 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 98 of the 49 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.8% of students were Hispanic, 12.1% White, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic82.8%
- White12.1%
- Two or more races3.4%
- Black1.7%
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 Mike Sena Elementary scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | under 50% | 31% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 20% (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 Mike Sena Elementary
- Los Ninos ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 314 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Rio Gallinas SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 80 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Mike Sena Elementary with Los Ninos ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Las Vegas City Schools spends per student$18,154 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,154
- The largest public schools in New MexicoMike Sena Elementary is the number 419 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- 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 Mike Sena Elementary
How many students attend Mike Sena Elementary?
58 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 40 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sapello, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mike Sena Elementary?
11.7 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 Mike Sena Elementary a Title I school?
Mike Sena Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mike Sena Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Mike Sena Elementary scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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.What district is Mike Sena Elementary in?
Las Vegas City Schools, NCES district ID 3501530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350153000407 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.