Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000505
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY
505 WEST PINE LODGE RD, ROSWELL, NM 88201 · (575) 627-2875 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
327 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 31 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
32.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 BERRENDO ELEMENTARY
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRENDO ELEMENTARY this school | 327 | 100.0% | 37.6% |
| THRIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SANTA FE | 305 | 98.0% | 49.0% |
| ONATE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 301 | 99.7% | 60.3% |
| BANDELIER ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 387 | 99.0% | 54.6% |
| CORRALES ELEMENTARY CORRALES | 378 | 99.7% | 55.5% |
| WHITE SANDS ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 270 | 100.0% | 62.5% |
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 BERRENDO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #123 of 329 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #117 of 354 | #3 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #125 of 366 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #204 of 490 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #30 of 318 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #107 of 334 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #169 of 393 | #2 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #116 of 287 | #7 of 14 |
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
327
+43 (+15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 327 | 33 | 9.9:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 100% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 61% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 43% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 50% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 26 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BERRENDO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (439 to 327); teachers up 32% (25 to 33).
About BERRENDO ELEMENTARY
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in ROSWELL, New Mexico. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 327 students enrolled.
ROSWELL, which runs BERRENDO ELEMENTARY, has 22 schools and 9,184 students.
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 54% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 42% White. BERRENDO ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Chaves County, the average is about the same, 100%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, BERRENDO ELEMENTARY is 4.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 37.6%. Predicted: 33.4%.
Federal survey data for Chaves County show that median household income is about $52,938, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. A total of 33 public schools operate in Chaves County, serving about 10,504 students.
Nearby, BERRENDO MIDDLE is about 1.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, BERRENDO ELEMENTARY is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, BERRENDO ELEMENTARY is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 327, 15% above the 284 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.9:1, from 13.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at BERRENDO ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Nearby schools
- BERRENDO MIDDLE1.8 mi · 571
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 518
- GODDARD HIGH2.2 mi · 1,096
- MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 426
- WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY3.9 mi · 263
- PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER4.5 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About BERRENDO ELEMENTARYHow many students attend BERRENDO ELEMENTARY?
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BERRENDO ELEMENTARY serve?
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BERRENDO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at BERRENDO ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is BERRENDO ELEMENTARY?
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 42% White, 54% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is BERRENDO ELEMENTARY in?
BERRENDO ELEMENTARY is part of ROSWELL.
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