HOUSE ELEMENTARY

Located at 309 APPLE ST, in HOUSE, New Mexico, HOUSE ELEMENTARY is a minimally staffed primary school that teaches 20 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within HOUSE. Enrollment runs roughly 93% smaller than the state mean of about 287.

Across the 3 schools in HOUSE (61 students total), HOUSE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HOUSE ELEMENTARY lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Quay County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, HOUSE ELEMENTARY logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.5:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at HOUSE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Quay County's rate of about 87%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Quay County indicate median household income runs about $41,946, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. Across Quay County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,405 students), HOUSE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

HOUSE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOUSE ELEMENTARY has fell 26%, going from 27 students in 2018 to 20 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 0% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.