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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000693
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY
4501 WILDFLOWER DR, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8676 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
469 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
42.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.6%
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 27 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
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 →
Schools most like ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY this school | 469 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
| BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 355 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 502 | 100.0% | 37.8% |
| BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 458 | 100.0% | 53.6% |
| MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 426 | 100.0% | 28.3% |
| MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 438 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
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 ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #176 of 329 | #9 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #162 of 354 | #9 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #174 of 366 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #62 of 490 | #5 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #256 of 318 | #17 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #18 of 334 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #103 of 393 | #21 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #103 of 287 | #11 of 25 |
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
469
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 469 | 30.5 | 15.4:1 | 100% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 65% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 34.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 67% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 71% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 72% (357) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (644 to 469); teachers down 22% (39 to 30.5).
About ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in FARMINGTON, New Mexico. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 469 students. That is 63% bigger than the average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.
FARMINGTON is the district for ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY. It has 20 schools and 10,745 students.
The largest group at ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY is Hispanic students, at 44%. The remaining students are 34% Native American, 14% White, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show San Juan County is about 20% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY scores 67%.
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher, from 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.4:1 compares with an average of 12.9:1 for elementary schools in New Mexico. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in San Juan County.
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY would score about 33.4%. It scores 32.5%, within a point of that figure.
The school's county is San Juan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $55,872 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in San Juan County number 62, with about 21,309 students.
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 469, starting from 458. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
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San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other Esperanza Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 4 states are named Esperanza Elementary. ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Esperanza ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 962 students
- Esperanza ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 577 students
- Esperanza Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 443 students
- Esperanza Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 437 students
- Esperanza Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 437 students
Nearby schools
- MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 461
- BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 355
- ANIMAS ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 345
- MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 426
- ROCINANTE HIGH2.5 mi · 133
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About ESPERANZA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY?
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 469 students in grades KG-05.
Is ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY have?
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY are roughly 14% White, 44% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY in?
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY is part of FARMINGTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.