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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000515
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
1900 NORTH MICHIGAN, ROSWELL, NM 88201 · (575) 637-3425 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
426 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
52.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
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 MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY this school | 426 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| HILLRISE ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 421 | 100.0% | 43.9% |
| SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 402 | 99.5% | 37.8% |
| PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 498 | 99.8% | 43.0% |
| BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER PORTALES | 332 | 100.0% | N/A |
| SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 407 | 100.0% | 38.7% |
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 MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #134 of 329 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #163 of 354 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #97 of 366 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #100 of 490 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #129 of 318 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #130 of 334 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #174 of 393 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #212 of 287 | #11 of 14 |
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
426
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 25.5 | 15.8:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 100% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 100% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 55% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 70% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 20 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (486 to 426); teachers up 26% (27 to 34).
About MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in ROSWELL, New Mexico. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 426 students. It has 48% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico (about 287).
ROSWELL operates 22 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,184 students.
At MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY, 65% of students are Hispanic. It is also 28% White and 3% Black. The diversity index for MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY reported 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 12.9:1. Roughly 100% of students at MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Chaves County.
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.0%; the prediction is 33.4%.
In Chaves County, home to about 64,217 people, the median household earns about $52,938 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY shares Chaves County with 32 other public schools.
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is GODDARD HIGH, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 389 to 426. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.2 to 12.5 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Nearby schools
- GODDARD HIGH1.3 mi · 1,096
- WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 263
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 518
- PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER2.0 mi · 282
- MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 322
- BERRENDO ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYHow large is MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY?
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY serve?
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY are roughly 28% White, 65% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY in?
MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is part of ROSWELL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.