JEFFERSON MONTESSORI

Set in CARLSBAD, New Mexico, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is a modestly sized all-grades campus, operated by CARLSBAD. It educates 215 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 57% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 498 students.

JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is one of 13 schools operated by CARLSBAD, a district that works with 7,217 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 10% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Eddy County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Eddy County put median household income runs about $78,426, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Eddy County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students), JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 215 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 55% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for JEFFERSON MONTESSORI typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.