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
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
6%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
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 →
Schools most like LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY this school | 398 | 100.0% | 40.6% |
| VADO ELEMENTARY VADO | 415 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| GADSDEN ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 379 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 395 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY CHAPPARAL | 439 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
| NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY SAN MIGUEL | 338 | 100.0% | 49.1% |
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 LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #99 of 329 | #16 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #88 of 354 | #14 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #157 of 366 | #21 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #123 of 490 | #21 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #166 of 318 | #30 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.9% | #318 of 334 | #30 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #107 of 393 | #6 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #19 of 57 | #3 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
398
+80 (+25%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 24.4 | 12.2:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 99% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 99% (561) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (348 to 398); teachers up 11% (27 to 30).
About LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY
This page covers LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school in ANTHONY, New Mexico. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 398 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 39% higher.
GADSDEN runs LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY along with 25 other schools, enrolling 11,739 students in total.
Most students at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% White. Doña Ana County as a whole is about 68% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Teachers at the school number 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico average about 12.9:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Doña Ana County.
The allk12 Grade for LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is B+. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.6%.
In Doña Ana County (population about 224,266), median household income is about $56,848, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is one of 81 public schools in Doña Ana County, which together enroll about 36,561 students.
ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY at 4th of 8.
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY saw enrollment rise 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Other Loma Linda Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Loma Linda Elementary. LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Loma Linda Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 605 students
Nearby schools
- ANTHONY ON-TRACK PREK CENTER0.9 mi · 136
- ANTHONY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 163
- Anthony Elementary School1.2 mi · 312
- Anthony High School1.2 mi · 243
- Anthony Middle School1.3 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.