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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANTS·NCES 350117000332
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY
400 EAST WASHINGTON, GRANTS, NM 87020 · (505) 285-2717 · Cibola County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
440 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
39.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.0%
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 18 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 VIEW ELEMENTARY
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 465 | 94.6% | 27.4% |
| INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 294 | 87.4% | 32.1% |
| MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 426 | 100.0% | 28.3% |
| STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY GALLUP | 340 | 90.6% | 21.2% |
| PINON ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 513 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 573 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
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 VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Cibola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #226 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #250 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #200 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #65 of 490 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #72 of 318 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #57 of 334 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #317 of 393 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #277 of 287 | N/A |
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
465
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 465 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 95% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 97% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 41 | 11.6:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 100% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 31.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 100% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 85% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 88% (424) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 37 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (471 to 465); teachers up 29% (31.7 to 41).
About MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in GRANTS, New Mexico. It reported 465 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students, which makes this school 62% above average.
GRANTS enrolls 3,056 students, and its 12 schools include MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY.
At MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY, Native American students make up the biggest share, 46%. Enrollment also includes 42% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY is 11.3:1, based on 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Cibola County is close, at 95%.
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.7%. MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY scores 27.4%.
In Cibola County, home to about 26,845 people, median household income comes to about $50,759, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 26% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,854, MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY among them.
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is GRANTS HIGH, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 441 (2020-21) to 465 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 11.3:1.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cibola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,845
Census ACS
Median income
$50,759
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRANTS
- GRANTS HIGHHigh · 807 students
- LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLEMiddle · 416 students
- MILAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
- CUBERO ELEMENTARYElementary · 197 students
- LAGUNA-ACOMA HIGHHigh · 193 students
Other schools in GRANTS
- GRANTS HIGHHigh · 807 students
- LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLEMiddle · 416 students
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · 347 students
- GCCS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 50 students
- WESTERN NM CORRECTIONSHigh · 1 students
- NORTHWESTERN NM CORRECTIONSHigh
Other Mesa View Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mesa View Elementary. MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Mesa View ElementaryRomoland, CA · 911 students
- Mesa View Elementary SchoolGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 375 students
- Mesa View ElementaryChinle, AZ · 288 students
Nearby schools
- GRANTS HIGH0.6 mi · 807
- LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE0.9 mi · 416
- GCCS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 50
- MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 347
- WESTERN NM CORRECTIONS1.6 mi · 1
- MILAN ELEMENTARY3.6 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About MESA VIEW ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY?
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-06.
Is MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY?
At MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 7% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY?
MESA VIEW ELEMENTARY is overseen by GRANTS in Cibola County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.