LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY

LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY is a primary school of micro-enrollment scale in LAKE ARTHUR, New Mexico, one of the schools within LAKE ARTHUR, teacheing 67 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

LAKE ARTHUR comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 121 students; LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY lists that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 10% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Chaves County) shows that median household income runs about $52,938, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chaves County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students), of which LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE ARTHUR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 68%: 40 students in 2018 compared to 67 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 20% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.