BARRY ELEMENTARY

BARRY ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized primary school in CLOVIS, New Mexico, part of CLOVIS. The school enrolls 357 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so BARRY ELEMENTARY sits 24% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in CLOVIS (7,780 students total), BARRY ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BARRY ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, BARRY ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.4%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of +6.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Curry County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,309 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Curry County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students), BARRY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LOS NINOS, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARRY ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 357 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 52% to 44%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.