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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMING·NCES 350069000941
BATAAN ELEMENTARY
2200 HWY 418 SW, DEMING, NM 88030 · (575) 544-0900 · Luna County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
485 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 55% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within DEMING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 BATAAN ELEMENTARY
BATAAN ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATAAN ELEMENTARY this school | 487 | 99.6% | 27.4% |
| LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 458 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
| CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 492 | 100.0% | N/A |
| ANN PARISH ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 402 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| DONA ANA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 372 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| LLANO ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 435 | 100.0% | 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 BATAAN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Luna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #224 of 329 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #207 of 354 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #239 of 366 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #52 of 490 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #160 of 318 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #265 of 334 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #242 of 393 | #1 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
487
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 100% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 35.1 | 15.1:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 34.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 32.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 99% (501) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BATAAN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (487 to 487); teachers up 14% (32.3 to 37).
About BATAAN ELEMENTARY
Families in DEMING, New Mexico, are served by BATAAN ELEMENTARY, a large elementary school. A total of 487 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 70% higher.
The 13 schools of DEMING, including BATAAN ELEMENTARY, enroll 5,116 students.
About 89% of the student body at BATAAN ELEMENTARY is Hispanic. Other students are 10% White. By comparison, Luna County residents are about 67% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Lunch subsidy eligibility at BATAAN ELEMENTARY is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for BATAAN ELEMENTARY is C. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BATAAN ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.4% is 6.1 points below the 33.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
BATAAN ELEMENTARY is located in Luna County, where the median household income is $36,419, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 24% of residents are in poverty. Besides BATAAN ELEMENTARY, Luna County has 12 other public schools.
The shortest distance from BATAAN ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BATAAN ELEMENTARY is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place BATAAN ELEMENTARY in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment increase, from 465 in 2020-21 to 487 in 2024-25.
Community posts for BATAAN ELEMENTARY can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Luna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,611
Census ACS
Median income
$36,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,116 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLEMiddle · 746 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARYElementary · 483 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
- RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYElementary · 363 students
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLEMiddle · 746 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
- RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYElementary · 363 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE0.2 mi · 746
- DEMING INTERMEDIATE0.5 mi · 373
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 331
- EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 180
- MIMBRES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 66
- DEMING HIGH1.7 mi · 1,174
Frequently asked questions
About BATAAN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at BATAAN ELEMENTARY?
BATAAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BATAAN ELEMENTARY serve?
BATAAN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BATAAN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at BATAAN ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at BATAAN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BATAAN ELEMENTARY are roughly 10% White, 89% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BATAAN ELEMENTARY in?
BATAAN ELEMENTARY is part of DEMING.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.