ARREY ELEMENTARY

Located at 7 ARREY CEMETERY RD, in ARREY, New Mexico, ARREY ELEMENTARY is a very small elementary school that serves 93 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within T OR C. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 68% below typical.

T OR C comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,246 students; ARREY ELEMENTARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, ARREY ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 11% White, 2% Native American. By comparison, Sierra County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting ARREY ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sierra County shows median household earnings sit near $41,600, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. ARREY ELEMENTARY is one of 5 public schools in Sierra County (combined enrollment of about 1,246 students).

GARFIELD ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.2 miles from this campus.

ARREY ELEMENTARY operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARREY ELEMENTARY has declined 19%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 93 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 93% to 87%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.