EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY

EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of cozy scale in ROSWELL, New Mexico, overseen by ROSWELL, hosting 201 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

ROSWELL runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 9,184 students. EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 24% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.8:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Chaves County reports that median household earnings sit near $52,938, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chaves County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students), of which EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE, around 4.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY has fell 37%, going from 321 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 69% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 today.

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