Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000282
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY
1204 CAMINO REAL, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8603 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest 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
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
355 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
28.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
12.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 355 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| ANIMAS ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 345 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
| ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 469 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 438 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 502 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| BLOOMFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER BLOOMFIELD | 236 | 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 BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #285 of 329 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #305 of 354 | #22 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #290 of 366 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #167 of 490 | #12 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #198 of 318 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #6 of 334 | #3 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #98 of 393 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #205 of 287 | #21 of 25 |
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
355
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
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 | 355 | 25.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 27.3 | 13.3:1 | 65% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 27.3 | 13.6:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 32.5 | 12.5:1 | 100% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 73% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 78% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 53% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 33 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (407 to 355); teachers down 22% (32.5 to 25.3).
About BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY
At 1204 CAMINO REAL in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 355 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 24% larger than average.
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is one school in FARMINGTON, a system of 20 schools with 10,745 students.
At BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 36%. The next largest groups are 36% Native American, 17% White, and 10% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 16 points above the 20% share among San Juan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.0:1, with 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Lunch subsidy eligibility at BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is 100%. For comparison, public schools in San Juan County average 99%.
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In New Mexico, BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 23.0% actual against a predicted 33.4%.
Federal survey data for San Juan County show that the median household income is $55,872, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. San Juan County is home to 62 public schools and about 21,309 public school students.
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 22 students since 2020-21, to 355.
Community posts for BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other Bluffview Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bluffview Elementary. BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bluffview Elementary SchoolDupo, IL · 501 students
Nearby schools
- MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 426
- MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 461
- ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 469
- FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST1.7 mi · 153
- ANIMAS ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 345
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARYHow large is BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY?
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY?
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 17% White, 36% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY?
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY is overseen by FARMINGTON in San Juan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.