SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY

SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of substantial scale in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, part of LOS LUNAS, educateing 617 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY sits 115% above that benchmark.

LOS LUNAS runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,207 students. SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% White, 11% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Valencia County as a whole is about 61% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SUNDANCE 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 37.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Valencia County shows median household earnings sit near $58,933, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Valencia County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,956 students), SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LOS LUNAS HIGH, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 600 (now 617). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 52% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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