MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY

Located at 1900 NORTH MICHIGAN, in ROSWELL, New Mexico, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized K-5 school that teaches 426 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within ROSWELL. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.

Across the 22 schools in ROSWELL (9,184 students total), MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 28% White, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Chaves County put median household income runs about $52,938, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Chaves County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students), MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GODDARD HIGH, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 486 students in 2018 compared to 426 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 36% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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