Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000511
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY
2807 WEST BLAND ST, ROSWELL, NM 88203 · (575) 637-3400 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
380 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
53.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
22.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY this school | 380 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 388 | 99.7% | 37.0% |
| MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 417 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARY TUCUMCARI | 451 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 330 | 99.4% | 20.5% |
| VALENCIA ELEMENTARY PORTALES | 366 | 100.0% | 40.1% |
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 EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #131 of 329 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #201 of 354 | #11 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #91 of 366 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #138 of 490 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #75 of 318 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #185 of 334 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #172 of 393 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #193 of 287 | #10 of 14 |
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
380
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 380 | 33.5 | 11.3:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 24.3 | 15.2:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 23.5 | 16.9:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 23.5 | 19.1:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 99% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 70% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (448 to 380); teachers up 43% (23.5 to 33.5).
About EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school located in ROSWELL, New Mexico. The latest federal count shows 380 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 32% higher.
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is part of ROSWELL, where 22 schools serve 9,184 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY. Other students are 19% White and 3% Black. That is higher than the 58% Hispanic share among all Chaves County residents. By the diversity index, EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY comes in at 38%.
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, higher than at this school. EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Chaves County.
The allk12 Grade for EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is B. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.4% for EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY. The school posts 37.1%, 3.7 points above the prediction.
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is located in Chaves County, where median household income is about $52,938, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is one of 33 public schools in Chaves County, which together enroll about 10,504 students.
Nearest public school: SIERRA MIDDLE, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 37.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY enrolled 389; in 2024-25, 380. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.3:1, from 18.5:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other El Capitan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named El Capitan Elementary. EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CA · 289 students
Nearby schools
- SIERRA MIDDLE0.4 mi · 557
- PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER1.0 mi · 282
- MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 322
- WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 263
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 388
- ROSWELL HIGH2.4 mi · 1,437
Frequently asked questions
About EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY?
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
Is EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY have?
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY?
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 19% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY?
EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY is overseen by ROSWELL in Chaves County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.