LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY

Located at 1000 NORTH AVE M, in PORTALES, New Mexico, LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized 6-8 campus that enrolls 376 students (grades 5 through 6), part of PORTALES.

Within PORTALES, which oversees 6 schools and 2,518 students, LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%; the rest breaks down as 26% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Roosevelt County (around 92%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 34.5%, a residual of +1.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Roosevelt County shows median household earnings sit near $52,685, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is one of 13 public schools in Roosevelt County (combined enrollment of about 3,108 students).

BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 434 (now 376). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.