ANTHONY ELEMENTARY

As a compact K-5 school in ANTHONY, New Mexico, ANTHONY ELEMENTARY serves 163 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of GADSDEN. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is one of 26 schools operated by GADSDEN, a district that serves 11,739 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ANTHONY ELEMENTARY reports that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 68% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANTHONY ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 46.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Doñan Ana County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,848 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANTHONY ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in Doñan Ana County (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students).

ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANTHONY ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

ANTHONY ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 61%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 163 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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