Enrollment
63
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS·NCES 350117000327
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY
15 WEST CHESS RD, BLUEWATER, NM 87005 · (505) 285-2694 · Cibola County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
5.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
39 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 19% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
64.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
46.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 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 BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY this school | 63 | 61.9% | 63.8% |
| LOGAN ELEMENTARY LOGAN | 102 | 58.8% | 68.8% |
| DES MOINES ELEMENTARY DES MOINES | 82 | 46.3% | 80.4% |
| FLOYD ELEMENTARY FLOYD | 92 | 76.1% | 63.0% |
| ROOTS & WINGS COMMUNITY QUESTA | 53 | 69.8% | N/A |
| ELIDA ELEMENTARY ELIDA | 73 | 50.7% | 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 BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Cibola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #443 of 490 | #7 of 9 |
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
63
-10 (-14%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 63 | 11 | 5.7:1 | 62% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 100% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 8.5 | 8.2:1 | 100% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 100% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 7.9 | 12.2:1 | 100% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 7 | 15.4:1 | 100% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 75% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 86% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 132 | 6 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (96 to 63); teachers up 40% (7.9 to 11).
About BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY
Federal records list BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY as an elementary school in BLUEWATER, New Mexico. In all, 63 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. The school is 78% below the average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is one of the 12 schools that make up GRANTS (3,056 students in total).
White students make up 44% of enrollment at BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 30% Native American, 21% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That compares with about 30% White among all Cibola County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
On staff are 11 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 5.7:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.9:1. About 62% of students at BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 95% average for public schools in Cibola County.
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 63.8%. Predicted: 42.6%. Difference: 21.3 points.
In the surrounding county, Cibola County, the median household earns about $50,759 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 26% of people live in poverty. Counting BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY, Cibola County has 18 public schools.
About 7.2 miles separate BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, MILAN ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. On average proficiency, BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 14% over 4 years, reaching 63 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 5.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cibola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,845
Census ACS
Median income
$50,759
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRANTS
- GRANTS HIGHHigh · 807 students
- MESA VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 465 students
- LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLEMiddle · 416 students
- MILAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
- CUBERO ELEMENTARYElementary · 197 students
Other Bluewater Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bluewater Elementary. BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNICEVILLE, FL · 885 students
Nearby schools
- MILAN ELEMENTARY7.2 mi · 410
- Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School8.8 mi · 222
- GCCS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL9.9 mi · 50
- GRANTS HIGH10.0 mi · 807
- MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY10.6 mi · 465
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY10.8 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About BLUEWATER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY?
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 63 students in grades KG-06.
Is BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is approximately 5.7:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY?
At BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black.
Who oversees BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY?
BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY is overseen by GRANTS in Cibola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.