Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000625
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY
609 CHURCH ST, ANTHONY, NM 88021 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
163 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 79 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 52% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
44.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
53.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 ANTHONY ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY ELEMENTARY this school | 163 | 100.0% | 46.6% |
| MORA ELEMENTARY MORA | 151 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARY HATCH | 190 | 98.4% | N/A |
| CHAPARRAL ON-TRACK PREK CENTER CHAPPARAL | 160 | 100.0% | N/A |
| ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER ANTHONY | 136 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 202 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
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 ANTHONY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #60 of 329 | #8 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #28 of 354 | #2 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #155 of 366 | #19 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #362 of 490 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #104 of 393 | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -60.7% | #3 of 287 | #2 of 33 |
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
163
-198 (-55%) vs 2020
-89% since 1990-91, when it was 1,528
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 163 | 16 | 10.2:1 | 100% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 100% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 100% (731) |
| 1990-91 | 1,528 | 75 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANTHONY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 61% (415 to 163); teachers down 41% (27 to 16).
About ANTHONY ELEMENTARY
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school serving families in ANTHONY, New Mexico. The school reports 163 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students.
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY belongs to GADSDEN, a district of 26 schools and 11,739 students.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at ANTHONY ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 3% White. For comparison, the population of Doña Ana County is roughly 68% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY counts 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.7 below the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Doña Ana County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is +13.2 points: 46.6% actual, 33.4% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Doña Ana County, the median household income is $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Doña Ana County is home to 81 public schools and about 36,561 public school students.
Nearby, ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. ANTHONY ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.6% against a local average of 37.2%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 361 students in 2020-21 and 163 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 550 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 546 students
Other schools in ANTHONY
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARYElementary · 406 students
- LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARYElementary · 398 students
- LA UNION ELEMENTARYElementary · 340 students
Other Anthony Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Anthony Elementary. ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 5.
- ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLANTHONY, FL · 351 students
- Anthony Elementary SchoolANTHONY, TX · 312 students
- Anthony ElementaryLeavenworth, KS · 274 students
- Anthony ElemAnthony, KS · 210 students
Nearby schools
- ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER0.2 mi · 136
- Anthony Elementary School0.7 mi · 312
- Anthony Middle School0.8 mi · 170
- Anthony High School0.8 mi · 243
- LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 398
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About ANTHONY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ANTHONY ELEMENTARY?
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-06.
Is ANTHONY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does ANTHONY ELEMENTARY have?
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ANTHONY ELEMENTARY?
At ANTHONY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 3% White, 97% Hispanic.
Is ANTHONY ELEMENTARY public or private?
ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by GADSDEN.
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