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How has CONLEE ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000380
CONLEE ELEMENTARY
1701 BOSTON DR, LAS CRUCES, NM 88001 · (575) 527-9656 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
416 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
40.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
33.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 CONLEE ELEMENTARY
CONLEE ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONLEE ELEMENTARY this school | 417 | 99.8% | 37.2% |
| MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 322 | 100.0% | 31.3% |
| MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 417 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| COCHITI ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 247 | 99.6% | 28.6% |
| EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 380 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
| RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 592 | 99.7% | 18.8% |
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 CONLEE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #129 of 329 | #20 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #110 of 354 | #16 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #188 of 366 | #24 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #107 of 490 | #16 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #106 of 318 | #14 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #233 of 334 | #12 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #214 of 393 | #39 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #192 of 287 | #19 of 33 |
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
417
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 417 | 34.8 | 12.0:1 | 100% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 35.3 | 11.7:1 | 99% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 34.8 | 12.1:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 100% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 34.7 | 14.2:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 61% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 88% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 30 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CONLEE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (494 to 417); teachers unchanged (34.7 to 34.8).
About CONLEE ELEMENTARY
CONLEE ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. It has an enrollment of 417 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
Federal data list 39 schools in LAS CRUCES, with 22,670 students enrolled.
The share of Hispanic students at CONLEE ELEMENTARY is 84%. Next come 11% White and 4% Black. The county population is about 68% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CONLEE ELEMENTARY scores 28%.
The school had 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 0.9 students per teacher. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Doña Ana County is similar, at 98%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for CONLEE ELEMENTARY is +3.7 points: 37.2% actual, 33.5% predicted.
The school's county is Doña Ana County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,848, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Doña Ana County's 81 public schools enroll about 36,561 students and include CONLEE ELEMENTARY.
Measured in a straight line, UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY is about 0.5 miles from CONLEE ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, CONLEE ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 417 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 399.
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Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAS CRUCES
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,128 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,713 students
- LAS CRUCES HIGHHigh · 1,703 students
- MAYFIELD HIGHHigh · 1,327 students
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLEMiddle · 933 students
- MESA MIDDLEMiddle · 728 students
Other schools in LAS CRUCES
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,128 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,713 students
- LAS CRUCES HIGHHigh · 1,703 students
- MAYFIELD HIGHHigh · 1,327 students
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLEMiddle · 933 students
- MESA MIDDLEMiddle · 728 students
Nearby schools
- UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 363
- LAS MONTANAS CHARTER0.6 mi · 201
- LYNN MIDDLE0.6 mi · 507
- MESILLA VALLEY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.6 mi · 94
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 343
- LAS CRUCES HIGH1.0 mi · 1,703
Frequently asked questions
About CONLEE ELEMENTARYHow large is CONLEE ELEMENTARY?
CONLEE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
Is CONLEE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CONLEE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CONLEE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CONLEE ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CONLEE ELEMENTARY?
CONLEE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 11% White, 84% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is CONLEE ELEMENTARY public or private?
CONLEE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAS CRUCES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.