Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLSBAD·NCES 350030000170
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY
1600 JOHNSON ST, CARLSBAD, NM 88220 · (575) 234-3309 · Eddy County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
103 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
47.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
36.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+21 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.8:1
% White
31%
was 41%
% Hispanic
67%
was 55%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MONTERREY ELEMENTARY
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in CARLSBAD, New Mexico, part of CARLSBAD, with 366 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.
CARLSBAD runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,217 students. MONTERREY ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MONTERREY ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 31% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.
Looking at school resources, MONTERREY ELEMENTARY logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Eddy County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MONTERREY ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 41.4%.
In the broader community, Eddy County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,426, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MONTERREY ELEMENTARY is one of 26 public schools in Eddy County (combined enrollment of about 11,661 students).
Nearest neighbor: OCOTILLO ELEMENTARY, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MONTERREY ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY operates from a town-center location.
Over the past 7-year window. MONTERREY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 366). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 55% to 67% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Eddy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,105
Census ACS
Median income
$78,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARLSBAD
- CARLSBAD HIGHHigh · 1,685 students
- CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUSMiddle · 908 students
- CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUSMiddle · 740 students
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 684 students
- DESERT WILLOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 667 students
- OCOTILLO ELEMENTARYElementary · 621 students
Other schools in CARLSBAD
- CARLSBAD HIGHHigh · 1,685 students
- CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUSMiddle · 908 students
- CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUSMiddle · 740 students
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 684 students
- DESERT WILLOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 667 students
- OCOTILLO ELEMENTARYElementary · 621 students
Nearby schools
- OCOTILLO ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 621
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 438
- CARLSBAD EARLY COLLEGE HIGH1.3 mi · 200
- CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS1.6 mi · 908
- JEFFERSON MONTESSORI1.6 mi · 215
- CARLSBAD HIGH1.7 mi · 1,685
Frequently asked questions
About MONTERREY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MONTERREY ELEMENTARY?
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MONTERREY ELEMENTARY serve?
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MONTERREY ELEMENTARY have?
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at MONTERREY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MONTERREY ELEMENTARY are roughly 31% White, 67% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MONTERREY ELEMENTARY?
MONTERREY ELEMENTARY is overseen by CARLSBAD in Eddy County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.