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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000281

APACHE ELEMENTARY

700 WEST APACHE, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8602 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of New Mexico public elementary schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
375 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4913%
Grade 16116%
Grade 25916%
Grade 37319%
Grade 46517%
Grade 56818%

This year's kindergarten class (49) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
287%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
6217%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
3910%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
24365%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 12% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18850%
Female
18750%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
26.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.6%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% 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 APACHE ELEMENTARY

APACHE ELEMENTARY's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
APACHE ELEMENTARY this school375100.0%22.7%
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND
388100.0%28.3%
ANIMAS ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON
345100.0%28.8%
CUBA ELEMENTARY
CUBA
29899.7%N/A
JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND
486100.0%34.2%
Wingate Elementary School
Ft. Wingate
36699.2%N/A
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 APACHE ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn San Juan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.7%#287 of 329#19 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.6%#256 of 354#17 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.4%#314 of 366#20 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
375#144 of 490#11 of 35
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.2:1#68 of 318#7 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.6%#106 of 334#15 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#97 of 393#15 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.5%#168 of 287#19 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 2024-25
Enrollment
375
-69 (-16%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537533.511.2:1100% (375)
2023-2444838.511.6:168% (306)
2022-2345236.512.4:1100% (452)
2020-214443313.4:1100% (444)
2017-184603214.4:1100% (460)
2015-164973912.7:179% (393)
2010-114583214.3:183% (378)
2000-014373412.8:179% (346)
1990-916713519.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for APACHE ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (460 to 375); teachers up 5% (32 to 33.5).

About APACHE ELEMENTARY

Federal records list APACHE ELEMENTARY as an elementary school in FARMINGTON, New Mexico. A total of 375 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 31% above average.

FARMINGTON has a total of 20 schools and 10,745 students, APACHE ELEMENTARY among them.

At APACHE ELEMENTARY, Native American students make up 65% of the student body. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 7% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in San Juan County average 99%.

The allk12 Grade for APACHE ELEMENTARY is D. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.4%. APACHE ELEMENTARY scores 22.7%.

San Juan County has about 120,942 residents, and the median household income is $55,872, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 62 public schools in San Juan County, enrolling about 21,309 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. APACHE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 32.6% proficiency; APACHE ELEMENTARY posts 22.7%.

APACHE ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.

Enrollment at APACHE ELEMENTARY declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 444 to 375 students. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2020-21 and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.

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San Juan County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
APACHE ELEMENTARY
District
FARMINGTON
Address
700 WEST APACHE, FARMINGTON, NM 87401
Phone
(505) 599-8602
County
San Juan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
375
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
375 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
350099000281
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Apache Elementary. APACHE ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About APACHE ELEMENTARY
How many students attend APACHE ELEMENTARY?
APACHE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 375 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does APACHE ELEMENTARY serve?
APACHE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does APACHE ELEMENTARY have?
APACHE ELEMENTARY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is APACHE ELEMENTARY?
APACHE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 7% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is APACHE ELEMENTARY public or private?
APACHE 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.
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