RATON INTERMEDIATE

Set in RATON, New Mexico, RATON INTERMEDIATE is a mid-sized primary school, part of RATON. It caters to 246 students across grades 3 through 6.

RATON comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 831 students; RATON INTERMEDIATE is among them.

Demographically, RATON INTERMEDIATE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White. By comparison, Colfax County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. 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.

With demographic context factored in, RATON INTERMEDIATE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 33.1%, a residual of -0.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Colfax County put the typical household earns roughly $53,554 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Colfax County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,378 students), RATON INTERMEDIATE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RATON INTERMEDIATE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 299 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.