FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST

Located at 301 N COURT AVE, in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST is a compact K-5 school that educates 153 students (grade pre-K), overseen by FARMINGTON. Enrollment runs roughly 47% smaller than the state mean of about 287.

FARMINGTON runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,745 students. FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST is one of those campuses.

Demographically, FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST records that the largest single group is Native American at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 23% White, 9% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Juan County put median household income runs about $55,872, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST is one campus in the mix.

APACHE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 136 (now 153). White enrollment moved from 36% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 38.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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