LA UNION ELEMENTARY

LA UNION ELEMENTARY operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in ANTHONY, New Mexico, run under GADSDEN. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 26 schools in GADSDEN (11,739 students total), LA UNION ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA UNION ELEMENTARY shows that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 68% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting LA UNION ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LA UNION 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 47.3%, a residual of +13.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Doñan Ana County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,848, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Doñan Ana County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students), LA UNION ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GADSDEN HIGH, roughly 3.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA UNION ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

LA UNION ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. LA UNION ELEMENTARY's enrollment has rose 15% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 340). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.