Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000516
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY
700 W DEMING, ROSWELL, NM 88203 · (575) 637-3450 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- B-Beats 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
9.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
322 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
27%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
40.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
25.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY this school | 322 | 100.0% | 31.3% |
| COCHITI ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 247 | 99.6% | 28.6% |
| CONLEE ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 417 | 99.8% | 37.2% |
| MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 241 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 417 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| EL CAPITAN ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 380 | 100.0% | 37.1% |
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 MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #184 of 329 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #171 of 354 | #9 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #189 of 366 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #207 of 490 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #23 of 318 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #238 of 334 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #175 of 393 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #255 of 287 | #14 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
322
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 322 | 33.7 | 9.6:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 21.7 | 14.3:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 20.7 | 14.5:1 | 100% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 100% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 22.7 | 14.9:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 99% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 20 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (339 to 322); teachers up 48% (22.7 to 33.7).
About MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY
This page covers MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school in ROSWELL, New Mexico. It educates 322 students in pre-K through 5.
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is one of 22 schools in ROSWELL, which enrolls 9,184 students in total.
Hispanic students are the large majority at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY, with 84% of enrollment. Next come 11% White and 3% Black. That compares with about 58% Hispanic among all Chaves County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The count of teachers at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is 33.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, higher than at this school. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Chaves County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is 2.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Chaves County, median household income is about $52,938, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is among the 33 public schools in Chaves County.
The nearest public school is VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY, at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 322 was 5% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 308. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.6:1, from 15.4:1.
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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
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 388
- WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 263
- PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER1.0 mi · 282
- ROSWELL HIGH1.0 mi · 1,437
- PECOS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 255
- SIERRA MIDDLE1.5 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY?
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-05.
Is MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is approximately 9.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY?
At MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 11% White, 84% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY public or private?
MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSWELL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.