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MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY

1607 DEL NORTE, GRANTS, NM 87020 · (505) 285-2740 · Cibola County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
327 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K278%
Kindergarten4012%
Grade 13510%
Grade 24413%
Grade 35315%
Grade 44814%
Grade 55315%
Grade 64714%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
3811%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
11533%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
103%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
17952%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 12% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
15645%
Female
19155%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
42.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.4%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →

Where MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Cibola County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.8%#190 of 329N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.4%#225 of 354N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.9%#166 of 366N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
347#175 of 490#3 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#39 of 318N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.1%#52 of 334N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-36.9%#55 of 287N/A
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
347
-203 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
11%
was 14%
% Hispanic
33%
was 43%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2534733.510.4:194% (327)
2023-243733610.4:197% (361)
2022-234133611.5:1100% (413)
2017-1855033.616.4:1100% (550)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY.

About MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY

MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school based in GRANTS, New Mexico. Total enrollment is 347 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. That is 21% above the average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.

Across its 12 schools, GRANTS enrolls 3,056 students. MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.

About 52% of the student body at MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is Native American. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.

The school's 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 95% average for public schools in Cibola County.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 34.8% and the result is 30.8%.

In Cibola County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $50,759, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 26% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,854, MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY among them.

LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE is the nearest public school to MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).

Federal enrollment counts decreased from 550 (2017-18) to 347 (2024-25). By 2024-25, 33% of students were Hispanic, compared with 43% in 2017-18. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.4 to 10.4 over 7 years.

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Cibola County at a glance

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Population
26,845
Census ACS
Median income
$50,759
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,854 students

Quick facts

School name
MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY
District
GRANTS
Address
1607 DEL NORTE, GRANTS, NM 87020
Phone
(505) 285-2740
County
Cibola County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
347
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
327 (94%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
350117000334
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY
How large is MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY?
MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 347 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY serve?
MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY?
MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 11% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY?
MOUNT TAYLOR ELEMENTARY is overseen by GRANTS in Cibola County.
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