Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AZTEC·NCES 350015000138
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY
507 SOUTH PARK AVE, AZTEC, NM 87410 · (575) 334-9474 · San Juan County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
19.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
317 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 161 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 49% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY→C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within AZTEC. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY this school | 317 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 354 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 313 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| CORRALES ELEMENTARY CORRALES | 378 | 99.7% | 55.5% |
| MESA VERDE ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 445 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY TIJERAS | 370 | 99.2% | 38.0% |
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 PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #268 of 329 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #240 of 354 | #16 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #232 of 366 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #210 of 490 | #15 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #315 of 318 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #14 of 334 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #61 of 393 | #2 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #75 of 287 | #5 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
317
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 20.8 | 16.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 22.3 | 15.2:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 28.8 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 65% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 52% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | 39 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (473 to 317); teachers down 44% (28.8 to 16).
About PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY
In AZTEC, New Mexico, part of San Juan County, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 317 students, covering grades 4 through 5.
The 7 schools in AZTEC enroll 2,448 students altogether, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY among them.
At PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other groups make up 37% White, 16% Native American, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 20% of San Juan County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. Compared with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The figure for public schools in San Juan County is close, at 99%.
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is 8.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 24.6%. Predicted: 33.4%.
The school's county is San Juan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. There are 62 public schools in the county, enrolling about 21,309, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY among them.
Of the public schools around it, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is closest to VISTA NUEVA HIGH, about 0.2 miles away. PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY has 6 other public schools within five miles. PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.6% against a local average of 35.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 326 (2020-21) to 317 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.8:1.
This page is set up for the PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in AZTEC
- AZTEC HIGHHigh · 696 students
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLEMiddle · 521 students
- LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 313 students
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTERElementary · 179 students
- VISTA NUEVA HIGHHigh · 68 students
Other schools in AZTEC
- AZTEC HIGHHigh · 696 students
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLEMiddle · 521 students
- LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 354 students
- MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 313 students
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTERElementary · 179 students
- VISTA NUEVA HIGHHigh · 68 students
Other Park Avenue Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Park Avenue Elementary. PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is the 10th largest of the 12.
- Park Avenue ElementaryWebster, MA · 738 students
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUTTGART, AR · 641 students
- Park Avenue ElementaryYuba City, CA · 541 students
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolMount Gilead, OH · 475 students
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolFreehold, NJ · 463 students
Nearby schools
- VISTA NUEVA HIGH0.2 mi · 68
- MOSAIC ACADEMY CHARTER0.3 mi · 179
- AZTEC HIGH0.6 mi · 696
- LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 354
- MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 313
- C.V. KOOGLER MIDDLE1.2 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY?
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY serve?
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is approximately 19.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY?
At PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 37% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY in?
PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is part of AZTEC.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.