BATAAN ELEMENTARY

Located at 2200 HWY 418 SW, in DEMING, New Mexico, BATAAN ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school that hosts 487 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by DEMING. Enrollment runs roughly 70% bigger than the state mean of about 287.

DEMING comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 5,116 students; BATAAN ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, BATAAN ELEMENTARY shows that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BATAAN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 27.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Luna County shows median household income runs about $36,419, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BATAAN ELEMENTARY is one of 13 public schools in Luna County (combined enrollment of about 5,116 students).

The closest other public school is RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BATAAN ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 28.1%.

BATAAN ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 487 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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