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SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY

5 GALAZ ST, SAN LORENZO, NM 88041 · (575) 537-4011 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL78 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of New Mexico public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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

Enrollment
78
Elementary
DISTRICT 120 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
78 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1722%
Kindergarten1013%
Grade 11114%
Grade 2912%
Grade 379%
Grade 41519%
Grade 5912%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
3646%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
3747%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
45%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
3747%
Female
4153%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY→SNELL MIDDLE→COBRE HIGH
Based on grade levels within COBRE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
65.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
27.6%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 →

Schools most like SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY this school78100.0%N/A
SAN JON ELEMENTARY
SAN JON
64100.0%N/A
EAGLE NEST ELEMENTARY
EAGLE NEST
72100.0%N/A
MESD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
MORIARTY
116100.0%N/A
PLACITAS ELEMENTARY
BERNALILLO
112100.0%65.9%
BLANCO ELEMENTARY
BLOOMFIELD
138100.0%36.2%
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 SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Grant County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
78#429 of 490#9 of 10
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 2024-25
Enrollment
78
+17 (+28%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 112
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25786.911.2:1100% (78)
2023-24716.111.6:1100% (71)
2022-23686.610.4:1100% (68)
2020-216178.7:1100% (61)
2017-18706.510.8:1100% (70)
2015-167389.1:1100% (73)
2010-1172514.4:196% (69)
2000-0183613.8:158% (48)
1990-91112522.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (70 to 78); teachers up 8% (6.5 to 6.9).

About SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY

Students in SAN LORENZO, New Mexico, attend SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY, a very small elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 78 students. Elementary schools in New Mexico have about 287 students on average; enrollment here is 73% lower.

Across its 6 schools, COBRE enrolls 939 students. SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.

The biggest share of students at SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY, 47%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 46% White and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Grant County, where about 48% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is 12.9:1. SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%.

Among New Mexico public elementary schools, SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.

In Grant County, home to about 27,775 people, the median household earns about $44,958 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Grant County number 16, with about 3,240 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, BAYARD ELEMENTARY, is about 12.0 miles.

The NCES locale for SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 28% rise, from 61 to 78. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.2:1 in 2024-25.

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Grant County at a glance

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Population
27,775
Census ACS
Median income
$44,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,240 students

Quick facts

School name
SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY
District
COBRE
Address
5 GALAZ ST, SAN LORENZO, NM 88041
Phone
(575) 537-4011
County
Grant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
78
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
78 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
350060000229
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY
How many students attend SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY?
SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 78 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY serve?
SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY are roughly 46% White, 47% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY public or private?
SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by COBRE.
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