Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS LUNAS·NCES 350168000792
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
49 CAMINO LA CANADA, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 · (505) 866-8231 · Valencia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
393 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
31.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 393 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 405 | 99.8% | 25.4% |
| RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY BELEN | 332 | 100.0% | 43.6% |
| JORNADA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 429 | 100.0% | 38.9% |
| LLANO ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 435 | 100.0% | N/A |
| ALAMOSA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 382 | 99.7% | 23.0% |
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 DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Valencia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #256 of 329 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #219 of 354 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #271 of 366 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #126 of 490 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #279 of 318 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #249 of 334 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #153 of 393 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #275 of 287 | #10 of 10 |
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
393
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 30.5 | 12.6:1 | 86% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 27.5 | 13.6:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 28.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 84% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (400 to 393); teachers down 15% (28.4 to 24).
About DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school located in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico. The school enrolls 393 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Mexico) has about 287 students.
The district for DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is LOS LUNAS, with 16 schools and 8,207 students.
Most students at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY are Hispanic: 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% White and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 61% share among Valencia County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is 100%. Across public schools in Valencia County, the average is about the same, 100%.
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is -7.9 points: 25.5% actual, 33.4% predicted.
Census estimates describe Valencia County this way: median household income is about $58,933, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 27 public schools in Valencia County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,956.
The shortest distance from DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 411 to 393. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.2:1 to 16.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Valencia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMYCombined · 478 students
Other Desert View Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Desert View Elementary. DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is the 4th largest of the 7.
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYSUNLAND PARK, NM · 524 students
- Desert View ElementarySan Luis, AZ · 760 students
- Desert View ElementaryLancaster, CA · 688 students
- Desert View Elementary SchoolHermiston, OR · 351 students
- Desert View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 344 students
Nearby schools
- VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 445
- VALENCIA HIGH1.3 mi · 960
- TOME ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 340
- ANN PARISH ELEMENTARY4.1 mi · 402
- CENTURY ALT HIGH4.7 mi · 353
- LOS LUNAS FAMILY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYHow large is DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY in?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is part of LOS LUNAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.