Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000512
NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY
1208 EAST BLAND ST, ROSWELL, NM 88203 · (575) 637-3500 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
6.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
190 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
53.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
39.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
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NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY this school | 190 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| BARCELONA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 202 | 99.5% | 18.4% |
| TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL TAOS | 179 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 194 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 212 | 98.6% | 19.6% |
| LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 202 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
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 NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #49 of 329 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #71 of 354 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #89 of 366 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #342 of 490 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #173 of 393 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #70 of 287 | #3 of 14 |
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
190
-13 (-6%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 190 | 27.7 | 6.9:1 | 100% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 17.7 | 11.6:1 | 100% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 15.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 19.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 99% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (291 to 190); teachers up 41% (19.7 to 27.7).
About NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY
NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ROSWELL, New Mexico. It has an enrollment of 190 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll around 287, and this school is 34% below that mark.
ROSWELL has 22 schools and 9,184 students, and NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
Hispanic students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% White. Among all residents of Chaves County, the Hispanic share is about 58%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
With 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 6.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Chaves County is similar, at 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY lands at A-, ahead of 82% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.9%; the prediction is 33.4%.
The school is in Chaves County, where median household income comes to about $52,938, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Chaves County's 33 public schools enroll about 10,504 students and include NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY.
NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is MESA MIDDLE, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY at 1st of 7.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 190 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 203. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 6.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Nearby schools
- MESA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 350
- PECOS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 255
- MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 322
- ROSWELL HIGH1.6 mi · 1,437
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 388
- WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARYHow many students attend NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY?
NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 190 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY serve?
NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY is approximately 6.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY are roughly 9% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY in?
NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY is part of ROSWELL.
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