Enrollment
82
Elementary
DISTRICT 66 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES MOINES·NCES 350072000245
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY
500 DES MOINES AVENUE, DES MOINES, NM 88418 · (575) 278-2611 · Union County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
38 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY→DES MOINES HIGH
Based on grade levels within DES MOINES. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
88.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 34 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 DES MOINES ELEMENTARY
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DES MOINES ELEMENTARY this school | 82 | 46.3% | 80.4% |
| LOGAN ELEMENTARY LOGAN | 102 | 58.8% | 68.8% |
| DORA ELEMENTARY DORA | 126 | 46.8% | 57.3% |
| CORONA ELEMENTARY CORONA | 62 | 45.2% | N/A |
| ELIDA ELEMENTARY ELIDA | 73 | 50.7% | N/A |
| TATUM ELEMENTARY TATUM | 128 | 50.8% | 55.0% |
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 DES MOINES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #425 of 490 |
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
82
+27 (+49%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 82 | 9.4 | 8.7:1 | 46% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 8.6 | 9.1:1 | 15% (12) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 8.6 | 8.0:1 | 49% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 55 | 7 | 7.9:1 | 44% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 6.6 | 6.5:1 | 42% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | 49% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 37 | 5 | 7.4:1 | 57% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 79 | 8 | 9.9:1 | 46% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 98 | 7 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DES MOINES ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 91% (43 to 82); teachers up 42% (6.6 to 9.4).
About DES MOINES ELEMENTARY
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in New Mexico, located in DES MOINES. The school reports 82 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students.
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY is run by DES MOINES, whose 2 schools enroll 132 students.
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 34% Hispanic and 4% Black. The county population is about 64% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at DES MOINES ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school employs the equivalent of 9.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.7:1. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. On average, public schools in Union County report 85%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, DES MOINES ELEMENTARY is in the top 10% of New Mexico schools: 80.4% actual against 46.3% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Union County show that median household income is about $46,694, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. DES MOINES ELEMENTARY is one of 7 public schools in Union County, which together enroll about 534 students.
DES MOINES HIGH is the public school closest to DES MOINES ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away.
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 55 students at DES MOINES ELEMENTARY; in 2024-25, 82. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at DES MOINES ELEMENTARY. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,013
Census ACS
Median income
$46,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Des Moines Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Des Moines Elementary. DES MOINES ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Des Moines ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- DES MOINES HIGH0.0 mi · 50
- Branson School18.2 mi · 67
- Branson School Online18.2 mi · 398
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY34.5 mi · 235
- RATON INTERMEDIATE35.0 mi · 246
- RATON HIGH35.3 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About DES MOINES ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at DES MOINES ELEMENTARY?
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 82 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does DES MOINES ELEMENTARY serve?
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does DES MOINES ELEMENTARY have?
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DES MOINES ELEMENTARY?
At DES MOINES ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 62% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Black.
Who oversees DES MOINES ELEMENTARY?
DES MOINES ELEMENTARY is overseen by DES MOINES in Union County.
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