MESA ELEMENTARY

MESA ELEMENTARY is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in CLOVIS, New Mexico, one of the schools within CLOVIS, with 389 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% above the state mean of about 287.

Within CLOVIS, which oversees 18 schools and 7,780 students, MESA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MESA ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 41% White, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Curry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at MESA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MESA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.9%.

Around the school, census data for Curry County shows median household earnings sit near $57,309, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. MESA ELEMENTARY is one of 28 public schools in Curry County (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students).

The closest other public school is ZIA ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MESA ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.3%.

MESA ELEMENTARY operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. MESA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 389). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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