Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELEN·NCES 350018000849
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY
898 HWY 304, BELEN, NM 87002 · (505) 966-2400 · Socorro County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
230 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY→BELEN MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within BELEN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY this school | 230 | 100.0% | 31.2% |
| PERALTA ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 227 | 100.0% | 40.3% |
| RATON INTERMEDIATE RATON | 246 | 99.6% | 33.1% |
| HAGERMAN ELEMENTARY HAGERMAN | 217 | 98.6% | 37.7% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 228 | 100.0% | 23.4% |
| DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY BELEN | 294 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Socorro County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #186 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #244 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #250 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #291 of 490 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #146 of 318 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #199 of 334 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #68 of 393 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
+43 (+23%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 60% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 20.5 | 9.9:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 17 | 11.0:1 | 100% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 13.8 | 13.8:1 | 100% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 97% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 99% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (191 to 230); teachers up 30% (13.8 to 18).
About LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is the name of a small elementary school in BELEN, New Mexico. Enrollment is 230 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6.
Federal data list 10 schools in BELEN, with 3,500 students enrolled.
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 18% White and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Socorro County, the Hispanic share is about 50%. LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 12.8 students per teacher and 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is about 12.9:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Socorro County.
The allk12 Grade for LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is C+. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is 2.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
Among Socorro County residents, median household income is about $36,570, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 30% of people live in poverty. LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is one of 11 public schools in Socorro County, which together enroll about 2,135 students.
Of nearby public schools, GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY is the closest, at about 11.2 miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 230, 23% above the 187 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 11.0:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Socorro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,200
Census ACS
Median income
$36,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
30%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELEN
- BELEN HIGHHigh · 958 students
- BELEN MIDDLEMiddle · 475 students
- LA MERCED ELEMENTARYElementary · 463 students
- RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 332 students
- GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 316 students
- DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 294 students
Other schools in BELEN
- BELEN HIGHHigh · 958 students
- BELEN MIDDLEMiddle · 475 students
- LA MERCED ELEMENTARYElementary · 463 students
- RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 332 students
- GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 316 students
- DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 294 students
Nearby schools
- GIL SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY11.2 mi · 316
- RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY14.4 mi · 332
- BELEN FAMILY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 154
- BELEN MIDDLE14.5 mi · 475
- BELEN INFINITY HIGH14.7 mi · 112
- BELEN HIGH14.8 mi · 958
Frequently asked questions
About LA PROMESA ELEMENTARYHow large is LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY?
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 230 students in grades PK-06.
Is LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY?
At LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 18% White, 79% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY public or private?
LA PROMESA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.