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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS LUNAS·NCES 350168001029
SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY
3701 SUNDANCE SW, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 · (505) 866-8231 · Valencia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
617 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 14% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
43.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
38.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
Where SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Valencia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #124 of 329 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #77 of 354 | #5 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #162 of 366 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #18 of 490 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #295 of 318 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #135 of 334 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #154 of 393 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #47 of 57 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
+118 (+24%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 617 | 35 | 17.6:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 36.5 | 16.2:1 | 81% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 32.1 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 32.1 | 18.7:1 | 37% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 42% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 59% (320) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY.
About SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY
In LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, part of Valencia County, SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 617 students. It has 115% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico (about 287).
District-wide, LOS LUNAS has 16 schools and 8,207 students.
More than half of the students at SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY are Hispanic (70%). Next come 14% White, 11% Native American, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 61% Hispanic among all Valencia County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
There are 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.6:1. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 4.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Valencia County is close, at 100%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.4% for SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY. The school posts 37.6%, 4.2 points above the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Valencia County, the median household earns about $58,933 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY, Valencia County has 27 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, LOS LUNAS HIGH is closest at about 1.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 24% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.6:1, from 15.6:1.
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Valencia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
- LOS LUNAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMYCombined · 478 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- LOS LUNAS HIGH1.7 mi · 1,460
- CENTRAL NM CORRECTIONS2.2 mi · 1
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 605
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMY3.0 mi · 478
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLE3.1 mi · 719
- RAYMOND GABALDON ELEMENTARY3.1 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYHow large is SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY?
SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY serve?
SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY?
At SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 14% White, 70% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY public or private?
SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOS LUNAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.