Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL·NCES 350039000183
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY
US 491, NEWCOMB, NM 87455 · (505) 696-3415 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
7.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
169 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
38.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY this school | 169 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School San Felipe Pueblo | 166 | 98.2% | N/A |
| ALGODONES ELEMENTARY ALGODONES | 184 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Nenahnezad Community School Fruitland | 156 | 98.1% | N/A |
| SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO | 206 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| Atsa' Biya' a'zh Community School Shiprock | 200 | 98.5% | N/A |
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 NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #163 of 329 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #293 of 354 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #207 of 366 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #359 of 490 | #24 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #82 of 393 | #8 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.6% | #49 of 287 | #2 of 25 |
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
169
-40 (-19%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 169 | 21.8 | 7.8:1 | 100% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 19.1 | 9.8:1 | 66% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 16.1 | 10.9:1 | 100% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 92% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (271 to 169); teachers down 9% (24 to 21.8).
About NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in NEWCOMB, New Mexico, under CENTRAL. The school's enrollment of 169 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico, which is about 287.
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY is one of 16 schools in CENTRAL, which enrolls 4,539 students in total.
At NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY, Native American students make up 92% of the student body. It is also 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY comes in at 15%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.8:1, with 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in San Juan County.
allk12 grades NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY a B-. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.9% actual, 33.4% predicted).
Federal survey data for San Juan County show that median household income is about $55,872, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. A total of 62 public schools operate in San Juan County, serving about 21,309 students.
Nearest public school: NEWCOMB HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2.
The NCES locale for NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 169, 19% below the 209 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.3 to 7.8 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
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- NEWCOMB HIGHHigh · 223 students
- NEWCOMB MIDDLEMiddle · 127 students
- Tohaali' Community SchoolElementary · 101 students
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- NEWCOMB HIGH0.3 mi · 223
- NEWCOMB MIDDLE0.4 mi · 127
- Tohaali' Community School10.4 mi · 101
- Sanostee Day School11.0 mi · 25
- NASCHITTI ELEMENTARY15.0 mi · 78
- Crystal Boarding School21.5 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About NEWCOMB ELEMENTARYHow large is NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY?
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-05.
Is NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY have?
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY are roughly 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY in?
NEWCOMB ELEMENTARY is part of CENTRAL.
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