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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000904
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY
201 COMMERCIANTES, SANTA TERESA, NM 88008 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
484 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (89).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
54.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
34.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY this school | 484 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
| CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 446 | 99.6% | 27.1% |
| HELEN CORDERO PRIMARY ALBUQUERQUE | 445 | 99.6% | N/A |
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY CHAPARRAL | 437 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| FAIRACRES ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 405 | 99.8% | 25.4% |
| MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 460 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
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 SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #86 of 329 | #13 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #104 of 354 | #15 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #82 of 366 | #8 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #56 of 490 | #9 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #140 of 318 | #26 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #282 of 334 | #20 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #111 of 393 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #180 of 287 | #14 of 33 |
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
484
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 484 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 36 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 100% (608) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (580 to 484); teachers up 3% (37 to 38).
About SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school found in SANTA TERESA, New Mexico. Enrollment is 484 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 69% larger than average.
GADSDEN is the district for SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY. It has 26 schools and 11,739 students.
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 91% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 7% White. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 68% share among Doña Ana County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Doña Ana County average 98%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.5%; the prediction is 33.4%.
Federal survey data for Doña Ana County show that the median household income is $56,848, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. Doña Ana County is home to 81 public schools and about 36,561 public school students.
The closest other public school is SANTA TERESA HIGH, about 0.7 miles away. SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.1% on proficiency, and SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is below that at 42.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 14 students since 2020-21, to 484. Students per teacher fell from 14.2 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
Community posts for SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 550 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 546 students
Other schools in SANTA TERESA
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- SANTA TERESA MIDDLEMiddle · 528 students
Other Santa Teresa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Santa Teresa Elementary. SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Santa Teresa ElementarySan Jose, CA · 542 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA TERESA HIGH0.7 mi · 1,154
- Gonzalo and Sofia Garcia Elementary School2.5 mi · 424
- GADSDEN ADMIN COMPLEX PREK CENTER3.1 mi · 135
- The Linguistic Academy of El Paso-Cultural Demo Site3.1 mi · 374
- Jose H Damian Elementary School3.3 mi · 473
- SANTA TERESA MIDDLE3.6 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY?
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-06.
Is SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY have?
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY?
At SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY public or private?
SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.