Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000523
SUNSET ELEMENTARY
606 WEST OCONNOR ROAD, ROSWELL, NM 88203 · (575) 637-3575 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
253 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
20.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
10.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 SUNSET ELEMENTARY
SUNSET ELEMENTARY's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSET ELEMENTARY this school | 253 | 100.0% | 20.5% |
| LEA ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 231 | 100.0% | N/A |
| ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 212 | 98.6% | 19.6% |
| NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE | 280 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 238 | 100.0% | N/A |
| PAJARITO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 301 | 100.0% | 26.7% |
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 SUNSET ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #309 of 329 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #331 of 354 | #15 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #348 of 366 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #272 of 490 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #260 of 334 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #178 of 393 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #129 of 287 | #9 of 14 |
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
253
-26 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 344
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 | 253 | N/A | N/A | 100% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 16.6 | 14.8:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 15.4 | 15.9:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 100% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 18.8 | 17.8:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 74% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNSET ELEMENTARY.
About SUNSET ELEMENTARY
SUNSET ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in ROSWELL, New Mexico, administered by ROSWELL. Enrollment is 253 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
ROSWELL is made up of 22 schools with 9,184 students in all.
SUNSET ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 88% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 10% White. Chaves County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Chaves County average 100%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at SUNSET ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.5%.
Chaves County has about 64,217 residents, and the median household income is $52,938, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 20%. In all, Chaves County has 33 public schools and roughly 10,504 students.
The closest public school, UNIVERSITY HIGH, is about 0.8 miles from SUNSET ELEMENTARY. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. SUNSET ELEMENTARY places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, SUNSET ELEMENTARY's enrollment declined 9%, to 253.
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Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other Sunset Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 13 states are named Sunset Elementary. SUNSET ELEMENTARY is the 21st largest of the 24.
- SUNSET ELEMENTARYCARLSBAD, NM · 438 students
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 1,192 students
- Sunset ElementaryLivermore, CA · 759 students
- Sunset ElementaryAIRWAY HEIGHTS, WA · 634 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolBrentwood, TN · 616 students
Nearby schools
- UNIVERSITY HIGH0.8 mi · 167
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE1.1 mi · 481
- EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 151
- SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE1.3 mi · 196
- MONTERREY ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 373
- ROSWELL HIGH3.0 mi · 1,437
Frequently asked questions
About SUNSET ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SUNSET ELEMENTARY?
SUNSET ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SUNSET ELEMENTARY serve?
SUNSET ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is SUNSET ELEMENTARY?
SUNSET ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 10% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is SUNSET ELEMENTARY public or private?
SUNSET ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSWELL.
What city is SUNSET ELEMENTARY in?
SUNSET ELEMENTARY is located in ROSWELL, NM.
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