MORA ELEMENTARY

MORA ELEMENTARY is one of the tight-knit primary schools in MORA, New Mexico, one of the schools within MORA, with 151 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% leaner than the state mean of about 287.

MORA comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 399 students; MORA ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, MORA ELEMENTARY shows that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 74% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MORA ELEMENTARY has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MORA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Mora County) logs that median household earnings sit near $53,663, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mora County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459 students), of which MORA ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MORA ELEMENTARY. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORA ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. MORA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 175 (now 151). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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