MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY

Set in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY is a heavily attended primary school, operated by FARMINGTON. It enrolls 445 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY sits 55% above that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in FARMINGTON (10,745 students total), MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 32% Hispanic, 24% Native American, 9% multiracial.

On the resource side, MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MESA VERDE 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 36.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Juan County put the typical household earns roughly $55,872 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, San Juan County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), of which MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 470 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 33% across the same window.

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