LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY

Located at 600 PORTER ST, in LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY is an intimate elementary school that educates 229 students (grades pre-K through 1), operated by WEST LAS VEGAS. That puts it 20% leaner than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

WEST LAS VEGAS comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 1,601 students; LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 75% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Miguel County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,431 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, San Miguel County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,156 students), of which LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 223 (now 229). Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARY typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.