Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUNICE·NCES 350096000624
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY
1715 AVENUE M, EUNICE, NM 88231 · (575) 394-2440 · Lea County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
199 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within EUNICE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY this school | 357 | 55.7% | 26.4% |
| COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 532 | 55.6% | 37.9% |
| MILLS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 411 | 58.6% | 46.3% |
| SANGER ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 365 | 55.9% | 32.3% |
| STONE ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 429 | 50.3% | 36.0% |
| SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 472 | 59.3% | 27.8% |
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 METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #241 of 329 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #279 of 354 | #16 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #278 of 366 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #166 of 490 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #239 of 318 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #140 of 334 | #3 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #365 of 393 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #218 of 287 | #8 of 13 |
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
357
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 56% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 22.6 | 15.0:1 | 66% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 23.3 | 14.8:1 | 71% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 68% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 23.3 | 17.3:1 | 75% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 73% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 17 | 16.7:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 70% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 18 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (404 to 357); teachers up 3% (23.3 to 24).
About METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in EUNICE, New Mexico. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 357 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New Mexico is roughly 287 students; this school is 24% above that.
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY falls under EUNICE, which has 3 schools enrolling 748 students.
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 66% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 31% White. The Hispanic share in Lea County as a whole is similar, at about 63%. METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY, 24 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Roughly 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 73% average for public schools in Lea County.
allk12 grades METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY ranks in the bottom 10% of New Mexico schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.4%. Predicted: 44.0%. Difference: 17.7 points.
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is located in Lea County, where median household income is about $68,015, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 38 public schools in Lea County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,126.
The school nearest to METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is CATON MIDDLE, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is 6th among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY was 351 in 2020-21 and 357 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Discussions about METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lea County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,733
Census ACS
Median income
$68,015
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EUNICE
- EUNICE HIGHHigh · 221 students
- CATON MIDDLEMiddle · 170 students
Other schools in EUNICE
- EUNICE HIGHHigh · 221 students
- CATON MIDDLEMiddle · 170 students
Nearby schools
- CATON MIDDLE0.1 mi · 170
- EUNICE HIGH0.1 mi · 221
- HEIZER MIDDLE SCHOOL16.8 mi · 606
- SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY17.3 mi · 472
- BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY17.8 mi · 155
- EDISON ELEMENTARY17.8 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY?
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-05.
Is METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY have?
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY?
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 31% White, 66% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY public or private?
METTIE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by EUNICE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.