Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PECOS·NCES 350201000479
PECOS ELEMENTARY
NORTH NM HWY 63, PECOS, NM 87552 · (505) 757-4700 · San Miguel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
91 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 28 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within PECOS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 PECOS ELEMENTARY
PECOS ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PECOS ELEMENTARY this school | 194 | 46.9% | 28.2% |
| BELL ELEMENTARY DEMING | 301 | 47.2% | 42.6% |
| ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY QUESTA | 106 | 53.8% | N/A |
| SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 472 | 59.3% | 27.8% |
| SANGER ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 365 | 55.9% | 32.3% |
| EDISON ELEMENTARY HOBBS | 225 | 65.3% | 23.8% |
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 PECOS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Miguel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #212 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #284 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #279 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #340 of 490 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #372 of 393 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.2% | #59 of 287 | N/A |
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
194
-19 (-9%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 47% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 20 | 9.7:1 | 62% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 78% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 100% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 75% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 81% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 44% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PECOS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (304 to 194); teachers down 19% (21 to 17).
About PECOS ELEMENTARY
The public elementary school PECOS ELEMENTARY is located in PECOS, New Mexico. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 194 students. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico (about 287).
PECOS (3 schools, 434 students) runs PECOS ELEMENTARY.
A large majority of enrollment at PECOS ELEMENTARY is Hispanic, at 93%. Other reported shares: 6% White. San Miguel County's residents are about 75% Hispanic, 18 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PECOS ELEMENTARY scores 14%.
Its ratio of 11.4:1 is based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Miguel County is 96%.
PECOS 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 20% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
PECOS ELEMENTARY scores 18.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 28.2% actual versus 46.2% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of San Miguel County, median household income comes to about $49,431, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Miguel County's 19 public schools enroll about 3,156 students and include PECOS ELEMENTARY.
PECOS ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is PECOS MIDDLE (about 0.2 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of PECOS ELEMENTARY. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PECOS ELEMENTARY is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 9%.
The discussion board for PECOS ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
San Miguel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,850
Census ACS
Median income
$49,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PECOS
- PECOS HIGHHigh · 130 students
- PECOS MIDDLEMiddle · 110 students
Other Pecos Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pecos Elementary. PECOS ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- PECOS ELEMENTARYROSWELL, NM · 255 students
Nearby schools
- PECOS MIDDLE0.2 mi · 110
- PECOS HIGH0.2 mi · 130
- EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 432
- THRIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL13.9 mi · 305
- ATALAYA ELEMENTARY14.6 mi · 259
- ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY15.7 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About PECOS ELEMENTARYHow large is PECOS ELEMENTARY?
PECOS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PECOS ELEMENTARY serve?
PECOS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PECOS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at PECOS ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is PECOS ELEMENTARY?
PECOS ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 6% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is PECOS ELEMENTARY in?
PECOS ELEMENTARY is part of PECOS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.