Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 134 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LAS VEGAS·NCES 350156000411
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY
412 SANTA FE ST, LAS VEGAS, NM 87701 · (505) 426-2861 · San Miguel County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
189 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 102 | 54% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 46% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WEST LAS VEGAS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY this school | 189 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY ARTESIA | 171 | 100.0% | 47.5% |
| TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 208 | 97.1% | 21.8% |
| SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY SANTA ROSA | 203 | 95.6% | 39.5% |
| R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 265 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARY HATCH | 190 | 98.4% | N/A |
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 DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Miguel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #325 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #323 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #333 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #343 of 490 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #143 of 393 | N/A |
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
189
-24 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 189 | 12.6 | 15.1:1 | 100% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 13.6 | 14.5:1 | 100% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 14.6 | 13.1:1 | 99% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 100% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 12.9 | 15.0:1 | 100% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 100% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 98% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 11 | 20.1:1 | 70% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 13 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (194 to 189); teachers down 3% (12.9 to 12.6).
About DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school with an address in LAS VEGAS, New Mexico. The school counts 189 students across grades 2 through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students.
WEST LAS VEGAS, which runs DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY, has 10 schools and 1,601 students.
Federal enrollment data show DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is 95% Hispanic. Other groups include 4% White. The county population is about 75% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 12.6 full-time equivalents, or about 15.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%.
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In New Mexico, DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.3% compared with a predicted 33.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in San Miguel County, the median household income is $49,431, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Miguel County is home to 19 public schools and about 3,156 public school students.
The closest public school, TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARY, is about 0.2 miles from DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is 4th of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 213. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.4:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Miguel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,850
Census ACS
Median income
$49,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST LAS VEGAS
- WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 442 students
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 345 students
- LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARYElementary · 229 students
- TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARYElementary · 115 students
- UNION ELEMENTARYMiddle · 90 students
- RIO GALLINAS SCHOOLElementary · 80 students
Other schools in LAS VEGAS
- WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 442 students
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 345 students
- ROBERTSON HIGHHigh · 331 students
- LOS NINOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 314 students
- SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARYMiddle · 251 students
- LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARYElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 115
- WLV FAMILY PARTNERSHIP0.4 mi · 30
- WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 442
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 345
- LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 229
- RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL0.7 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARYHow many students attend DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY?
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 02-03.
Is DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY?
At DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY public or private?
DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST LAS VEGAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.