MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY

As a compact elementary school in MAGDALENA, New Mexico, MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY enrolls 128 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by MAGDALENA. That puts it 55% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

MAGDALENA comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 297 students; MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 30% Native American, 18% White, 2% multiracial. Compared to Socorro County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 41.0%, a residual of +7.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Socorro County reports that the typical household earns roughly $36,570 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Socorro County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,135 students), of which MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY is one.

MAGDALENA HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 159 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 33% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.