Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS LUNAS·NCES 350168000438
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY
454 CORONADO RD, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 · (505) 866-8231 · Valencia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
365 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-104 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.8:1
% White
16%
was 20%
% Hispanic
80%
was 74%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, operated by LOS LUNAS, caters to 365 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 27% above the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.
Across the 16 schools in LOS LUNAS (8,207 students total), RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% White. By comparison, Valencia County as a whole is about 61% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, RAYMOND GABALDON 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 32.3%.
In the area at large, Valencia County reports that median household income runs about $58,933, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Valencia County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,956 students), RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
LOS LUNAS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 34.7%.
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 469 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 80% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, members of the RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Valencia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMYCombined · 478 students
Nearby schools
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLE0.3 mi · 719
- LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 458
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 605
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMY0.8 mi · 478
- CENTURY ALT HIGH1.4 mi · 353
- LOS LUNAS HIGH1.6 mi · 1,460
Frequently asked questions
About RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARYHow many students attend RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY?
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-06.
Is RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY have?
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY are roughly 16% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY public or private?
RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOS LUNAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.