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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMING·NCES 350069001035
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY
1910 8TH ST NW, DEMING, NM 88030 · (575) 544-2723 · Luna County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
358 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within DEMING. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY this school | 363 | 98.6% | 21.5% |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY DEMING | 331 | 99.4% | 35.8% |
| ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY TAOS | 348 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| GONZALES ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 328 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| JORNADA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 429 | 100.0% | 38.9% |
| LLANO ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 435 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Luna County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #299 of 329 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #288 of 354 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #302 of 366 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #159 of 490 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #51 of 318 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #254 of 334 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #286 of 393 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #254 of 287 | N/A |
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
363
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 363 | 33.8 | 10.8:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 31.5 | 12.4:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 37.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 99% (530) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (383 to 363); teachers up 12% (30 to 33.8).
About RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY serves students in DEMING, New Mexico, as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 363 students. Elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students, which makes this school 26% larger than average.
DEMING, which runs RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY, has 13 schools and 5,116 students.
By race and ethnicity, RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY is 87% Hispanic. Next come 8% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 67% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Luna County is close, at 96%.
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.7%.
For the population of Luna County, median household income comes to about $36,419, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 24% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Luna County's 13 public schools enroll about 5,116 students and include RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY.
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is DEMING CESAR CHAVEZ (about 0.9 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY is Rural: Fringe.
A 3% increase took enrollment from 354 in 2020-21 to 363 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.8:1 to 10.8:1.
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Luna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,611
Census ACS
Median income
$36,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,116 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLEMiddle · 746 students
- BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARYElementary · 483 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLEMiddle · 746 students
- BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- DEMING CESAR CHAVEZ0.9 mi · 177
- MY LITTLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 58
- BELL ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 301
- EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 180
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 331
- DEMING HIGH1.8 mi · 1,174
Frequently asked questions
About RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY?
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY serve?
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.8:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY?
At RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY in?
RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY is part of DEMING.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.