Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMING·NCES 350069000236
BELL ELEMENTARY
1000 EAST MAPLE, DEMING, NM 88030 · (575) 546-9712 · Luna County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
142 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
18%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
47.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
42.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 BELL ELEMENTARY
BELL ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL ELEMENTARY this school | 301 | 47.2% | 42.6% |
| PECOS ELEMENTARY PECOS | 194 | 46.9% | 28.2% |
| SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 472 | 59.3% | 27.8% |
| MILLS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 411 | 58.6% | 46.3% |
| SANGER ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 365 | 55.9% | 32.3% |
| WILL ROGERS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 297 | 61.6% | 26.1% |
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 BELL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Luna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #85 of 329 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #62 of 354 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #121 of 366 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #232 of 490 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #157 of 318 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #280 of 334 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #371 of 393 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.2% | #10 of 57 | N/A |
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
301
+66 (+28%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 47% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 22.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 24.6 | 11.4:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 23 | 10.2:1 | 100% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 22.6 | 10.3:1 | 100% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 100% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 98% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 99% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (233 to 301); teachers up 2% (22.6 to 23).
About BELL ELEMENTARY
BELL ELEMENTARY, located in DEMING, New Mexico, is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 301 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
In DEMING, 13 schools enroll a combined 5,116 students.
Of every 100 students at BELL ELEMENTARY, about 90 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 8% White. For comparison, the population of Luna County is roughly 67% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELL ELEMENTARY is 13.1:1, based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 96% for public schools in Luna County.
On the allk12 Grade, BELL ELEMENTARY lands at B, ahead of 58% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, BELL ELEMENTARY is 3.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.6% actual, 46.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Mexico.
In Luna County, median household income comes to about $36,419, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Luna County counts 13 public schools with about 5,116 students.
The closest school to BELL ELEMENTARY is DEMING CESAR CHAVEZ, located about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BELL ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4.
BELL ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 28% gain, from 235 to 301. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARYElementary · 483 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLEMiddle · 746 students
- BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
- RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYElementary · 363 students
Other Bell Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Bell Elementary. BELL ELEMENTARY is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Bell Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 902 students
- BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELL, FL · 656 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 540 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 539 students
- BELL ELEMENTARYPAPILLION, NE · 488 students
Nearby schools
- DEMING CESAR CHAVEZ0.8 mi · 177
- MY LITTLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 58
- DEMING HIGH1.0 mi · 1,174
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 377
- MIMBRES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 66
- EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About BELL ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at BELL ELEMENTARY?
BELL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
Is BELL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BELL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELL ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELL ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BELL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BELL ELEMENTARY are roughly 8% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is BELL ELEMENTARY public or private?
BELL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEMING.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.