HURLEY ELEMENTARY

HURLEY ELEMENTARY is one of the tiny K-5 schools in HURLEY, New Mexico, part of COBRE, with 114 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 60% smaller than typical.

HURLEY ELEMENTARY is one of 6 schools operated by COBRE, a district that educates 939 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HURLEY ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting HURLEY ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, HURLEY ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 58.3%, a residual of +24.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate median household earnings sit near $44,958, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grant County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students), of which HURLEY ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: SNELL MIDDLE, around 3.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HURLEY ELEMENTARY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 41.5%.

HURLEY ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 41%: 193 students in 2018 compared to 114 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 89% to 95% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.

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