CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY

CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier K-5 school in DEMING, New Mexico, operated by DEMING. The school instructs 377 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 287.

DEMING runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 5,116 students. CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 16% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Luna County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 24.0%, a residual of -10.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Luna County put 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. CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is one of 13 public schools in Luna County (combined enrollment of about 5,116 students).

The closest other public school is BELL ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 394 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 24% to 16%.

On this page, members of the CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.