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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
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
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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
+49 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.1:1
% White
27%
was 40%
% Hispanic
67%
was 56%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MORIARTY ELEMENTARY
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY operates as a sprawling elementary-level community in MORIARTY, New Mexico, run under MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so MORIARTY ELEMENTARY sits 62% bigger than that benchmark.
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is one of 7 schools operated by MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD, a district that instructs 2,361 students overall.
On the student-mix side, MORIARTY ELEMENTARY reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 27% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, MORIARTY ELEMENTARY logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, MORIARTY ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 23.4%, a residual of -10.1 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Torrance County) logs that median household earnings sit near $57,842, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Torrance County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,258 students), MORIARTY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MORIARTY MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MORIARTY ELEMENTARY at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 45.0%.
MORIARTY ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 12%: 415 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 40% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.