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If you could change one rule at SUNDANCE ELEMENTARY, what would it be?
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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
+17 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.7:1
% White
14%
was 26%
% Hispanic
70%
was 52%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.