PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY

PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary-level community in AZTEC, New Mexico, overseen by AZTEC. The school teaches 317 students in grades 4 through 5.

PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is one of 7 schools operated by AZTEC, a district that enrolls 2,448 students overall.

Demographically, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 37% White, 16% Native American, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 24.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for San Juan County put median household earnings sit near $55,872, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY is one of 62 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students).

VISTA NUEVA HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 317). White enrollment moved from 49% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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