ELIDA ELEMENTARY

Set in ELIDA, New Mexico, ELIDA ELEMENTARY is a micro-enrollment elementary school, part of ELIDA. It serves 73 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

ELIDA comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 146 students; ELIDA ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, ELIDA ELEMENTARY logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ELIDA ELEMENTARY has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting ELIDA ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Roosevelt County (around 92%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Roosevelt County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,685 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Roosevelt County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,108 students), of which ELIDA ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELIDA HIGH, around 0.1 miles off.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 82 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.