DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY

DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY operates as a high-enrollment elementary-level community in ROSWELL, New Mexico, operated by ROSWELL. Current enrollment sits at 518 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 80% bigger than the state mean of about 287.

DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY is one of 22 schools operated by ROSWELL, a district that caters to 9,184 students overall.

On the student-mix side, DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school logs 27% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 58% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, Chaves County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,938 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY is one of 33 public schools in Chaves County (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students).

The closest other public school is GODDARD HIGH, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY has contracted 5%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 51% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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