Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD·NCES 350189000760
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY
805 BARTON RD, MORIARTY, NM 87035 · (505) 835-5835 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
10.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
277 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
24.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Schools most like ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY this school | 278 | 99.6% | 32.6% |
| SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY MORIARTY | 303 | 99.7% | 59.6% |
| LA LUZ ELEMENTARY LA LUZ | 224 | 99.6% | 36.3% |
| MCCOY AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 313 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 317 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| LYDIA RIPPEY ELEMENTARY AZTEC | 354 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
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 ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #175 of 329 | #43 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #178 of 354 | #43 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #192 of 366 | #45 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #256 of 490 | #71 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #45 of 318 | #22 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #93 of 334 | #41 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #236 of 393 | #55 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #147 of 287 | #56 of 88 |
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
278
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 278 | 26.3 | 10.6:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 24.5 | 11.9:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 23.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 51% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 24.1 | 14.7:1 | 74% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 71% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 47% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 36% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (355 to 278); teachers up 9% (24.1 to 26.3).
About ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MORIARTY, New Mexico. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 278 students enrolled.
MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD oversees ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY and 6 other schools, with 2,361 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY is Hispanic, with 48% of students. Next come 46% White and 4% multiracial. In Bernalillo County overall, the Hispanic share is about 49%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY scores 56%.
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY reports a ratio of 10.6 students per teacher, from 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 2.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County, the school's rate is higher.
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.5% for ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY. The school posts 32.6%, within a point of the prediction.
The school's county is Bernalillo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,473, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bernalillo County's 211 public schools enroll about 85,724 students and include ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY.
Of the public schools around it, ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY is closest to PECOS CYBER ACADEMY, about 2.4 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 53.2% on proficiency, and ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY is below that at 32.6%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY was 276 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.0:1 in 2020-21, and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD
- MORIARTY HIGHHigh · 671 students
- MORIARTY ELEMENTARYElementary · 464 students
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 281 students
- MORIARTY MIDDLEMiddle · 248 students
- MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 116 students
Other schools in MORIARTY
- MORIARTY HIGHHigh · 671 students
- MORIARTY ELEMENTARYElementary · 464 students
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 281 students
- MORIARTY MIDDLEMiddle · 248 students
- MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 116 students
Nearby schools
- PECOS CYBER ACADEMY2.4 mi · 1,569
- ESTANCIA VALLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY3.2 mi · 565
- EDGEWOOD MIDDLE3.2 mi · 281
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY5.4 mi · 303
- MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER7.8 mi · 116
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE8.2 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARYHow large is ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY?
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY serve?
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY have?
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY are roughly 46% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY?
ROUTE 66 ELEMENTARY is overseen by MORIARTY-EDGEWOOD in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.