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What's the most underrated thing about MORIARTY ELEMENTARY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD·NCES 350189000467
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY
2015 SCHOOL LOOP, MORIARTY, NM 87035 · (505) 835-5835 · Torrance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
463 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
28.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 MORIARTY ELEMENTARY
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORIARTY ELEMENTARY this school | 464 | 99.8% | 23.4% |
| BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 458 | 100.0% | 53.6% |
| EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 460 | 100.0% | 45.3% |
| HARRISON SCHMITT ELEMENTARY SILVER CITY | 337 | 100.0% | 39.0% |
| RIO RANCHO ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 486 | 100.0% | 33.2% |
| PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 539 | 99.8% | 27.2% |
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 MORIARTY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #280 of 329 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #218 of 354 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #296 of 366 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #66 of 490 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #188 of 318 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #136 of 334 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #212 of 393 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #22 of 57 |
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
464
+133 (+40%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 464 | 33.8 | 13.7:1 | 100% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 30.2 | 13.6:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 27.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 25.8 | 16.1:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 62% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 72% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 68% (384) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORIARTY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (415 to 464); teachers up 31% (25.8 to 33.8).
About MORIARTY ELEMENTARY
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school located in MORIARTY, New Mexico. Total enrollment is 464 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New Mexico have about 287 students on average; enrollment here is 62% higher.
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 7 schools: MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD, with 2,361 students.
More than half of enrollment at MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is Hispanic: 67%. The next largest groups are 27% White and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 43% share among Torrance County residents. The diversity index for MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at MORIARTY ELEMENTARY, giving a ratio of 13.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1. A total of 463 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Torrance County is similar, at 100%.
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 16% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is 10.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
In Torrance County, home to about 15,490 people, median household income comes to about $57,842, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Torrance County's 11 public schools enroll about 2,258 students and include MORIARTY ELEMENTARY.
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is MORIARTY MIDDLE, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of MORIARTY ELEMENTARY, there are 2 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, MORIARTY ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 331 to 464, a 40% rise.
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Torrance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,490
Census ACS
Median income
$57,842
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
- MORIARTY HIGHHigh · 671 students
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 281 students
- ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARYElementary · 278 students
- MORIARTY MIDDLEMiddle · 248 students
- MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 116 students
Other schools in MORIARTY
- MORIARTY HIGHHigh · 671 students
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 281 students
- ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARYElementary · 278 students
- MORIARTY MIDDLEMiddle · 248 students
- MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 116 students
Nearby schools
- MORIARTY MIDDLE0.3 mi · 248
- MORIARTY HIGH0.4 mi · 671
- MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER5.6 mi · 116
- ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY10.6 mi · 565
- PECOS CYBER ACADEMY10.9 mi · 1,569
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLE11.6 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About MORIARTY ELEMENTARYHow large is MORIARTY ELEMENTARY?
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
Is MORIARTY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MORIARTY ELEMENTARY have?
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at MORIARTY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MORIARTY ELEMENTARY are roughly 27% White, 67% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MORIARTY ELEMENTARY?
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is overseen by MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD in Torrance County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.