Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZTEC·NCES 350015000137
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
901 NORTH MCCOY AVE, AZTEC, NM 87410 · (575) 334-9474 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
313 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 | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 27% |
Student demographics
65%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
40.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY this school | 313 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 317 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY MORIARTY | 303 | 99.7% | 59.6% |
| ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY MORIARTY | 278 | 99.6% | 32.6% |
| LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 354 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| 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 MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #197 of 329 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #233 of 354 | #15 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #194 of 366 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #216 of 490 | #16 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #145 of 318 | #8 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #28 of 334 | #12 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #60 of 393 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #134 of 287 | #15 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
313
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 313 | 24.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 27.1 | 13.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 27.1 | 14.6:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 31.1 | 13.1:1 | 100% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 66% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 65% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 54% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 24 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (409 to 313); teachers down 21% (31.1 to 24.5).
About MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in AZTEC, New Mexico. It enrolled 313 students in pre-K through 3 for the 2024-25 school year.
AZTEC has 7 schools; together they serve 2,448 students.
White students form the largest group at MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY, 42% of enrollment. Next come 39% Hispanic, 12% Native American, and 7% multiracial. The White share in San Juan County as a whole is similar, at about 40%. The chance that two students picked at random at MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Federal data list 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.8:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico have a similar average ratio of 12.9:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Across public schools in San Juan County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, MCCOY AVENUE 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.
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.9% is 3.5 points below the 33.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in San Juan County, median household income is about $55,872, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY is among the 62 public schools in San Juan County.
The next-closest public school is AZTEC HIGH, about 0.7 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 29.9% versus a 34.9% average.
In the federal locale system, MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 325 in 2020-21 and 313 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 317 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
- LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 317 students
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTERElementary · 179 students
- VISTA NUEVA HIGHHigh · 68 students
Nearby schools
- AZTEC HIGH0.7 mi · 696
- LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 354
- VISTA NUEVA HIGH1.0 mi · 68
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 317
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE1.3 mi · 521
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTER1.4 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY?
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY serve?
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY?
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY in?
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY is part of AZTEC.
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