SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY

SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY operates as a big elementary campus in SANTA TERESA, New Mexico, operated by GADSDEN. Current enrollment sits at 484 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 69% larger than typical.

GADSDEN runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 11,739 students. SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 7% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 42.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Doñan Ana County) records that median household income runs about $56,848, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Doñan Ana County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students), of which SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY is one.

SANTA TERESA HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY has ticked down 17%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 484 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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