GADSDEN ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary campus in SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico, GADSDEN ELEMENTARY instructs 379 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of GADSDEN. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

GADSDEN runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 11,739 students. GADSDEN ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, GADSDEN ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, Doñan Ana County as a whole is about 68% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, GADSDEN ELEMENTARY lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GADSDEN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 34.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Doñan Ana County reports that median household income runs about $56,848, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GADSDEN ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in Doñan Ana County (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students).

The closest other public school is ANTHONY ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GADSDEN ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.5%.

GADSDEN ELEMENTARY operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GADSDEN ELEMENTARY has contracted 25%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.