PLACITAS ELEMENTARY

PLACITAS ELEMENTARY, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in BERNALILLO, New Mexico, one of the schools within BERNALILLO, works with 112 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 61% below typical.

BERNALILLO runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 2,761 students. PLACITAS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PLACITAS ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PLACITAS ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.4%; PLACITAS ELEMENTARY posts 65.9%, +32.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sandoval County put the typical household earns roughly $86,636 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Sandoval County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), of which PLACITAS ELEMENTARY is one.

ALGODONES ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLACITAS ELEMENTARY at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 28.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PLACITAS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 111 (now 112). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 51% to 58%.

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