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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000288

MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY

701 MC CORMICK RD, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8606 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Mexico public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
426 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6415%
Grade 16615%
Grade 27117%
Grade 38520%
Grade 46615%
Grade 57417%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
4410%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
15436%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
338%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
18944%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 12% · US 1%
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
Male
21751%
Female
20949%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
33.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.2%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% 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 MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY

MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY this school426100.0%28.3%
CUBA ELEMENTARY
CUBA
29899.7%N/A
ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON
469100.0%32.5%
CENTRAL PRIMARY
BLOOMFIELD
433100.0%33.0%
JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND
486100.0%34.2%
BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY
FARMINGTON
355100.0%23.0%
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 MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn San Juan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.3%#211 of 329#13 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.2%#165 of 354#11 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.8%#248 of 366#15 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
426#98 of 490#9 of 35
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#203 of 318#14 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.6%#25 of 334#11 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#99 of 393#17 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.5%#286 of 287#25 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 2024-25
Enrollment
426
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542630.314.1:1100% (426)
2023-2442133.312.6:171% (300)
2022-2341134.611.9:1100% (411)
2020-213953112.7:1100% (395)
2017-1842833.512.8:1100% (428)
2015-165003813.2:186% (430)
2010-114002814.3:181% (324)
2000-013692813.2:186% (316)
1990-914892817.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (428 to 426); teachers down 10% (33.5 to 30.3).

About MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY

MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, and it is part of FARMINGTON. The latest federal count shows 426 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 48% above average.

The district for MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY is FARMINGTON, with 20 schools and 10,745 students.

Native American students are the largest group at MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY, with 44% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY comes in at 66%.

MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, lower than at this school. MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. Across public schools in San Juan County, the average is about the same, 99%.

Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.4%.

Census Bureau estimates for San Juan County show that median household income is about $55,872, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. A total of 62 public schools operate in San Juan County, serving about 21,309 students.

FARMINGTON PRESCHOOL ACADEMY WEST is the public school closest to MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The number of students grew from 395 to 426 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.7 to 14.1 over 4 years.

To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

San Juan County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY
District
FARMINGTON
Address
701 MC CORMICK RD, FARMINGTON, NM 87401
Phone
(505) 599-8606
County
San Juan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
426
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
426 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
350099000288
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Mccormick Elementary. MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY?
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY serve?
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY?
At MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 36% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY public or private?
MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARMINGTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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