Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000280
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY
1612 HUTTON AVE, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8601 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
345 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ANIMAS ELEMENTARY
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMAS ELEMENTARY this school | 345 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
| BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 355 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| APACHE ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 375 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 438 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 502 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY KIRTLAND | 388 | 100.0% | 28.3% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ANIMAS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #202 of 329 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #261 of 354 | #19 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #214 of 366 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #176 of 490 | #14 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #165 of 318 | #11 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #23 of 334 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #96 of 393 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #112 of 287 | #13 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
345
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 76% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 31.9 | 11.3:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 33.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 80% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 73% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 68% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANIMAS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (465 to 345); teachers down 22% (33.5 to 26).
About ANIMAS ELEMENTARY
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY serves students in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 345 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 20% bigger than the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
FARMINGTON is the local district for ANIMAS ELEMENTARY. It runs 20 schools with 10,745 students.
More than half of the students at ANIMAS ELEMENTARY are Native American (50%). Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 16% White, and 11% multiracial. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at ANIMAS ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1. The 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is close to this figure. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Juan County is similar, at 99%.
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ANIMAS ELEMENTARY is -4.6 points: 28.8% actual, 33.4% predicted.
In San Juan County, home to about 120,942 people, the median household earns about $55,872 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Public schools in San Juan County number 62, with about 21,309 students.
ROCINANTE HIGH sits about 1.1 miles from ANIMAS ELEMENTARY. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 32.4% proficiency; ANIMAS ELEMENTARY posts 28.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 40 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at ANIMAS ELEMENTARY. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other Animas Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Animas Elementary. ANIMAS ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- ANIMAS ELEMENTARYANIMAS, NM · 48 students
Nearby schools
- ROCINANTE HIGH1.1 mi · 133
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 502
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 622
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 660
- MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 445
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About ANIMAS ELEMENTARYHow large is ANIMAS ELEMENTARY?
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-05.
Is ANIMAS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does ANIMAS ELEMENTARY have?
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at ANIMAS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ANIMAS ELEMENTARY are roughly 16% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
Is ANIMAS ELEMENTARY public or private?
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARMINGTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.