Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108001032
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY
300 CASCADE AVE, SAN MIGUEL, NM 88058 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
10.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
338 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
56.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
44.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
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 →
Schools most like NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY this school | 338 | 100.0% | 49.1% |
| NAVAJO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 344 | 99.7% | 18.2% |
| EAST SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 317 | 99.7% | 26.9% |
| ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 303 | 99.7% | N/A |
| BERINO ELEMENTARY ANTHONY | 300 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 395 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
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 NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #46 of 329 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #53 of 354 | #6 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #65 of 366 | #5 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #188 of 490 | #29 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #55 of 318 | #6 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #316 of 334 | #29 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #114 of 393 | #13 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #252 of 287 | #31 of 33 |
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
338
+71 (+27%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 338 | 31.2 | 10.8:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 100% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 22.2 | 12.0:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 25 | 10.7:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 100% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 99% (428) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (357 to 338); teachers up 20% (26 to 31.2).
About NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school for students in SAN MIGUEL, New Mexico. It had 338 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
GADSDEN includes 26 schools. Together they enroll 11,739 students.
Roughly 96% of students at NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY are Hispanic. The remaining students are 3% White. Among people living in Doña Ana County, the Hispanic share is about 68%. The diversity index for NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 2.1 students per teacher. Roughly 100% of students at NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Doña Ana County is close, at 98%.
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY is 15.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.1% versus 33.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Mexico.
For Doña Ana County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $56,848, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. The county has 81 public schools and about 36,561 students.
A public school about 1.8 miles away, LA MESA ON TRACK PREK CENTER, is the closest to NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
A 27% gain took enrollment from 267 in 2020-21 to 338 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
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- MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY9.0 mi · 311
- DESERT PRIDE ACADEMY9.3 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-06.
Is NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY have?
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY in?
NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY is part of GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.