Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZTEC·NCES 350015000139
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY
401 RIO PECOS RD, AZTEC, NM 87410 · (575) 334-9474 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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
14.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
354 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 25% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within AZTEC. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
35.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY this school | 354 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 317 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 445 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 313 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| CORRALES ELEMENTARY CORRALES | 378 | 99.7% | 55.5% |
| A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY TIJERAS | 370 | 99.2% | 38.0% |
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 LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #71 of 329 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #96 of 354 | #2 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #87 of 366 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #170 of 490 | #13 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #220 of 318 | #15 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #13 of 334 | #6 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #62 of 393 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #189 of 287 | #20 of 25 |
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
354
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 354 | 24.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 26.1 | 13.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 27.1 | 12.9:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 100% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 29.1 | 14.5:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 74% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 61% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 49% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (421 to 354); teachers down 16% (29.1 to 24.5).
About LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school for students in AZTEC, New Mexico. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 354 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
Within AZTEC, LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 2,448 students.
About 38% of students at LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 14% Native American, and 7% multiracial. Among San Juan County residents, the White share is about 40%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY, which has 24.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in San Juan County is close, at 99%.
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY is +11.1 points: 44.5% actual, 33.4% predicted.
The county, San Juan County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $55,872, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. The county has 62 public schools and about 21,309 students.
Measured in a straight line, C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE is about 0.4 miles from LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 364 (2020-21) to 354 (2024-25).
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San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AZTEC
- AZTEC HIGHHigh · 696 students
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLEMiddle · 521 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 317 students
- MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 313 students
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTERElementary · 179 students
- VISTA NUEVA HIGHHigh · 68 students
Other schools in AZTEC
- AZTEC HIGHHigh · 696 students
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLEMiddle · 521 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 317 students
- MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 313 students
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTERElementary · 179 students
- VISTA NUEVA HIGHHigh · 68 students
Nearby schools
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE0.4 mi · 521
- VISTA NUEVA HIGH0.8 mi · 68
- MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 313
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 317
- AZTEC HIGH1.0 mi · 696
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTER1.2 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY?
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-03.
Is LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY have?
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY?
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 38% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY?
LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY is overseen by AZTEC in San Juan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.