LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY

As a well-populated elementary campus in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY caters to 458 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under LOS LUNAS. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Across the 16 schools in LOS LUNAS (8,207 students total), LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 9% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Valencia County as a whole is about 61% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, LOS LUNAS 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 25.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Valencia County put the typical household earns roughly $58,933 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Valencia County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,956 students), LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY has shrank 12%, going from 520 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 63% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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