MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY

MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY operates as an one-room-style elementary school in MOUNTAINAIR, New Mexico, one of the schools within MOUNTAINAIR. Current enrollment sits at 90 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Within MOUNTAINAIR, which oversees 3 schools and 184 students, MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Torrance County shows median household income runs about $57,842, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Torrance County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,258 students), MOUNTAINAIR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MOUNTAINAIR HIGH, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 107 students in 2018 compared to 90 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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