Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000656
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY
1451 DONALDSON AVE, ANTHONY, NM 88021 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
398 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
44.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
36.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
+50 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.9:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY
Located at 1451 DONALDSON AVE, in ANTHONY, New Mexico, LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that educates 398 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of GADSDEN. Enrollment runs roughly 39% bigger than the state mean of about 287.
GADSDEN comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 11,739 students; LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is among them.
On demographics, LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 40.6%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Doñan Ana County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,848 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY has ticked up 14%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- LA UNION ELEMENTARYElementary · 340 students
- BERINO ELEMENTARYElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER0.9 mi · 136
- ANTHONY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 163
- ANTHONY EL1.2 mi · 312
- ANTHONY H S1.2 mi · 243
- ANTHONY MIDDLE1.3 mi · 170
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY?
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY serve?
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY in?
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is part of GADSDEN.
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