LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY

LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in BELEN, New Mexico, run under BELEN. Current enrollment sits at 230 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is one of 10 schools operated by BELEN, a district that educates 3,500 students overall.

Demographically, LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder breaks down as 18% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Socorro County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, LA PROMESA 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 31.2%, a residual of -2.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Socorro County indicate median household earnings sit near $36,570, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is one of 11 public schools in Socorro County (combined enrollment of about 2,135 students).

GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.2 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 230). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.