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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000700
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
1105 VALLE VISTA DR, SUNLAND PARK, NM 88063 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
524 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
42.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
29.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
+39 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.3:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is a sprawling K-5 school in SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico, one of the schools within GADSDEN. The school teaches 524 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY sits 83% larger than that benchmark.
GADSDEN runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 11,739 students. DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
Demographically, DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 33.4%, a residual of -0.0 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Doñan Ana County indicate median household income runs about $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Doñan Ana County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students), DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.3%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 485 students in 2018 compared to 524 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 GADSDEN
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 550 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 546 students
Other schools in SUNLAND PARK
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 550 students
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- GADSDEN ADMIN COMPLEX PREK CENTERElementary · 135 students
- SUNLAND PARK ELEMENTARYElementary
Nearby schools
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 550
- ZACH WHITE EL1.9 mi · 395
- SANTA TERESA MIDDLE3.4 mi · 528
- CORONADO H S3.6 mi · 2,576
- PUTNAM EL3.7 mi · 260
- IDEA MESA HILLS COLLEGE PREPARATORY3.7 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARYHow many students attend DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-06.
Is DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY have?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY in?
DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY is part of GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.