Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000629
LA UNION ELEMENTARY
875 MERCANTILE, ANTHONY, NM 88021 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
340 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
44.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 UNION ELEMENTARY
LA UNION ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA UNION ELEMENTARY this school | 340 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| TOME ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 340 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| MAC ARTHUR ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 335 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 363 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
| DONA ANA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 372 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON LAS CRUCES | 361 | 100.0% | 24.0% |
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 UNION ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #55 of 329 | #6 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #56 of 354 | #7 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #77 of 366 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #181 of 490 | #28 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #205 of 318 | #33 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #290 of 334 | #23 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #105 of 393 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.3% | #18 of 57 | #2 of 7 |
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
340
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 340 | 24.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 24.2 | 15.2:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 77% (444) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 23 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LA UNION ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (295 to 340); teachers up 1% (24 to 24.2).
About LA UNION ELEMENTARY
LA UNION ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in GADSDEN, located in ANTHONY, New Mexico. It has an enrollment of 340 students in pre-K through 6.
GADSDEN counts 26 schools and 11,739 students, including LA UNION ELEMENTARY.
Roughly 92% of students at LA UNION ELEMENTARY are Hispanic. Other students are 8% White. By comparison, Doña Ana County residents are about 68% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Its staff includes 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico, 12.9:1, is lower. LA UNION ELEMENTARY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Doña Ana County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LA UNION ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 33.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.3%.
In the wider Doña Ana County area, the median household earns about $56,848 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Across Doña Ana County, 81 public schools serve about 36,561 students.
Among nearby public schools, GADSDEN HIGH is closest at about 3.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, LA UNION ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for LA UNION ELEMENTARY is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 325 to 340.
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Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 550 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 546 students
Other schools in ANTHONY
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARYElementary · 406 students
- LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARYElementary · 398 students
- BERINO ELEMENTARYElementary · 300 students
Other La Union Elementary schools
One other US public school is named La Union Elementary. LA UNION ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- La Union Elementary SchoolGARCIASVILLE, TX · 341 students
Nearby schools
- GADSDEN HIGH3.2 mi · 1,219
- Canutillo Middle School3.4 mi · 717
- Bill Childress Elementary School3.6 mi · 386
- GADSDEN MIDDLE3.7 mi · 650
- Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School4.4 mi · 424
- Anthony Middle School4.4 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About LA UNION ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LA UNION ELEMENTARY?
LA UNION ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does LA UNION ELEMENTARY serve?
LA UNION ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LA UNION ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LA UNION ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LA UNION ELEMENTARY?
At LA UNION ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is LA UNION ELEMENTARY in?
LA UNION ELEMENTARY is part of GADSDEN.
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