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MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY

901 NORTH MCCOY AVE, AZTEC, NM 87410 · (575) 334-9474 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 287
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
Pre-K
39
Kindergarten
51
Grade 1
72
Grade 2
68
Grade 3
83
Student demographics
White
13242%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 19%
Hispanic
12139%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 63%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Two+
237%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4%
Native American
3612%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 12%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15249%
Female
16151%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARYPARK AVENUE ELEMENTARYC.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE
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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
313
-96 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.1:1
% White
42%
was 52%
% Hispanic
39%
was 31%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY

Set in AZTEC, New Mexico, MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier primary school, one of the schools within AZTEC. It caters to 313 students across grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 7 schools in AZTEC (2,448 students total), MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 7% multiracial. Compared to San Juan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 29.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Juan County) reports that median household income runs about $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY is one of 62 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students).

AZTEC HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY has declined 23%, going from 409 students in 2018 to 313 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 52% to 42% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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
MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
District
AZTEC
Address
901 NORTH MCCOY AVE, AZTEC, NM 87410
Phone
(575) 334-9474
County
San Juan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
313
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
313 (100%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
350015000137
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY
How 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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