LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY

LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY, a well-populated elementary school in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, one of the schools within FARMINGTON, serves 504 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 76% larger than the state mean of about 287.

FARMINGTON comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 10,745 students; LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 21% Native American, 10% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (San Juan County) shows that median household earnings sit near $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FARMINGTON HIGH, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY.

LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LADERA DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY has ticked down 12%, going from 576 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.