APACHE ELEMENTARY

APACHE ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, operated by FARMINGTON, hosting 375 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so APACHE ELEMENTARY sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

APACHE ELEMENTARY is one of 20 schools operated by FARMINGTON, a district that caters to 10,745 students overall.

In terms of who attends, APACHE ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Native American, at 65% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% White.

On the resource side, APACHE ELEMENTARY reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, APACHE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Juan County put median household earnings sit near $55,872, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Juan County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), of which APACHE ELEMENTARY is one.

FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, APACHE ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

APACHE ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. APACHE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 460 (now 375). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for APACHE ELEMENTARY typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.