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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000290
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY
3801 COLLEGE BLVD, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8608 · San Juan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
445 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
31.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY this school | 445 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 354 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 317 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| CENTRAL PRIMARY BLOOMFIELD | 433 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| CORRALES ELEMENTARY CORRALES | 378 | 99.7% | 55.5% |
| MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 438 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
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 MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #138 of 329 | #4 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #127 of 354 | #4 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #144 of 366 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #80 of 490 | #6 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #263 of 318 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #2 of 334 | #1 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #101 of 393 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #251 of 287 | #24 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
445
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 445 | 28.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 33.3 | 12.8:1 | 55% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 36.4 | 12.0:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 54% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 30.5 | 15.4:1 | 100% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 49% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 45% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 44% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 27 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (470 to 445); teachers down 7% (30.5 to 28.3).
About MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in FARMINGTON, New Mexico. School enrollment was 445 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students.
District-wide, FARMINGTON has 20 schools and 10,745 students.
At MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY, the largest share of students is White, at 33%. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic, 24% Native American, and 9% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 28.3 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in New Mexico have 12.9:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. About 100% of students, or 445, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Juan County average 99%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY would score about 33.4%. It scores 36.6%, 3.2 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for San Juan County show that the median household income is $55,872, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. San Juan County is home to 62 public schools and about 21,309 public school students.
The nearest public school is HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 35.0% proficiency; MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY posts 36.6%.
NCES assigns MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 445, a 9% gain from 410 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.7 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
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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 FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other Mesa Verde Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mesa Verde Elementary. MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Mesa Verde ElementaryOakdale, CA · 529 students
- Mesa Verde Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 337 students
- Mesa Verde Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 289 students
Nearby schools
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 660
- ROCINANTE HIGH0.4 mi · 133
- SAN JUAN COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 300
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGH1.1 mi · 1,511
- ANIMAS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 345
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.4 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About MESA VERDE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY?
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY serve?
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY?
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY in?
MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY is part of FARMINGTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.