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JEFFERSON MONTESSORI

101 SOUTH CANAL ST, CARLSBAD, NM 88220 · (575) 234-3300 · Eddy County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Mexico public schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public schools

Enrollment
215
Combined
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 498
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
127 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten147%
Grade 1115%
Grade 2178%
Grade 3178%
Grade 4188%
Grade 52612%
Grade 6147%
Grade 72311%
Grade 82110%
Grade 9136%
Grade 10115%
Grade 11157%
Grade 12157%

This year's kindergarten class (14) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
7233%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
12156%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
2110%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11353%
Female
10247%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
40.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
12.8%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.

Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
215
-35 (-14%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521518.911.4:159% (127)
2023-242581.1232.4:167% (172)
2022-2325416.815.1:152% (132)
2020-212501516.7:150% (124)
2017-1819913.714.6:148% (95)
2015-161701313.1:146% (78)
2010-111641114.9:146% (75)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON MONTESSORI.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (199 to 215); teachers up 38% (13.7 to 18.9).

About JEFFERSON MONTESSORI

JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in CARLSBAD, New Mexico. Enrollment totals 215 students across kindergarten through 12. That puts enrollment 57% below the 498-student average for combined schools in New Mexico.

The CARLSBAD system has 13 schools and 7,217 students.

Of every 100 students at JEFFERSON MONTESSORI, about 56 are Hispanic. The school is also 33% White and 10% multiracial. The diversity index for JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.4 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in New Mexico is about 11.3:1. JEFFERSON MONTESSORI has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 59%. The average for public schools in Eddy County is 46%.

Among New Mexico public schools, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI's results are 5.8 points below predicted: 37.4% against 43.3%.

The school's county is Eddy County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $78,426 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Eddy County number 26, with about 11,661 students.

CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.8%; JEFFERSON MONTESSORI's is 37.4%, ranking 4th of 6.

Federal data place JEFFERSON MONTESSORI in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area. JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 215, from 250 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Eddy County at a glance

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Population
61,105
Census ACS
Median income
$78,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,661 students

Quick facts

School name
JEFFERSON MONTESSORI
District
CARLSBAD
Address
101 SOUTH CANAL ST, CARLSBAD, NM 88220
Phone
(575) 234-3300
County
Eddy County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
215
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
127 (59%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
350030000859
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JEFFERSON MONTESSORI
How large is JEFFERSON MONTESSORI?
JEFFERSON MONTESSORI enrolls approximately 215 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does JEFFERSON MONTESSORI serve?
JEFFERSON MONTESSORI serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at JEFFERSON MONTESSORI?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at JEFFERSON MONTESSORI.
What is the student diversity at JEFFERSON MONTESSORI?
Student demographics at JEFFERSON MONTESSORI are roughly 33% White, 56% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is JEFFERSON MONTESSORI in?
JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is part of CARLSBAD.
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