PERALTA ELEMENTARY

Located at 3645 HWY 47, in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, PERALTA ELEMENTARY is an intimate elementary campus that serves 227 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of LOS LUNAS. Enrollment runs roughly 21% leaner than the state mean of about 287.

Across the 16 schools in LOS LUNAS (8,207 students total), PERALTA ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PERALTA ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 15% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 61% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, PERALTA ELEMENTARY has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting PERALTA ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at PERALTA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PERALTA 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 40.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Valencia County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,933, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. PERALTA ELEMENTARY is one of 27 public schools in Valencia County (combined enrollment of about 11,956 students).

The closest other public school is VALENCIA ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERALTA ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PERALTA ELEMENTARY has shrank 33%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 39% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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