ROY ELEMENTARY

Located at 5TH ST AND ROOSEVELT ST, in ROY, New Mexico, ROY ELEMENTARY is a rural-scale elementary school that educates 39 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by ROY. That puts it 86% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

ROY comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 72 students; ROY ELEMENTARY is among them.

Demographically, ROY ELEMENTARY records that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 15% White, 10% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, ROY ELEMENTARY records 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Harding County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,553 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harding County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 158 students), of which ROY ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: ROY HIGH, around 0.0 miles off.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROY ELEMENTARY has stayed largely flat, going from 39 students in 2018 to 39 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 38% to 15%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

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