Peralta Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Los Lunas, New Mexico

Peralta Elementary in Los Lunas, New Mexico enrolled 227 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 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, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

248 students in 2022-23, 232 students in 2023-24, 227 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Peralta Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 232, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232482023-242322024-25227
Students enrolled at Peralta Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 232, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232482023-242322024-25227
Students enrolled at Peralta Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 232, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232482023-242322024-25227
Students enrolled at Peralta Elementary by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 232, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232482023-242322024-25227
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324816.614.9
2023-2423220.011.6
2024-2522716.014.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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; Peralta Elementary 14.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPeralta Elementary 14.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Peralta Elementary 14.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPeralta Elementary 14.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Peralta Elementary 14.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPeralta Elementary 14.2state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Peralta Elementary 14.2; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPeralta Elementary 14.2state 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 237 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Peralta Elementary enrolled 237 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 237 of the 237 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent37.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.2% of students were Hispanic, 14.5% White, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic80.2%
  2. White14.5%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. American Indian1.8%

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 Peralta Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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, 2021-2250‑54%34%33.8%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%28% (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.

Elementary schools in Los Lunas

10 public elementary schools in Los Lunas report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sundance Elementary61717.6100.0%
Katherine Gallegos Elementary60518.9100.0%
Los Lunas Elementary45817.6100.0%
Bosque Farms Elementary45817.6100.0%
Ann Parish Elementary40216.1100.0%
Desert View Elementary39316.4100.0%
Valencia Elementary37016.8100.0%
Raymond Gabaldon Elementary36518.3100.0%

All public schools in Los Lunas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Peralta Elementary

  1. Valencia ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 370 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Bosque Farms ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 458 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Peralta Elementary with Valencia ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Los Lunas Schools spends per student$13,753 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,753
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoPeralta Elementary is the number 292 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#292 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  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 Peralta Elementary

  1. How many students attend Peralta Elementary?
    227 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 248 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Los Lunas, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Peralta Elementary?
    14.2 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 Peralta Elementary a Title I school?
    Peralta Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Peralta Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Peralta Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Peralta Elementary in?
    Los Lunas Schools, NCES district ID 3501680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350168000441 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