GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY

Set in BELEN, New Mexico, GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary school, part of BELEN. It teaches 316 students across grades pre-K through 6.

BELEN comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,500 students; GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 18% White. The wider county runs roughly 61% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 43.5%, a residual of +10.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Valencia County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,933 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY is one of 27 public schools in Valencia County (combined enrollment of about 11,956 students).

The closest other public school is RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY, roughly 3.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY has climbed 9%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 316 in 2025.

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