Enrollment
128
Elementary
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TATUM·NCES 350255000585
TATUM ELEMENTARY
115 WEST 3RD ST, TATUM, NM 88267 · (575) 398-4455 · Lea County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
65 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within TATUM. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
58.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
128
-51 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.5:1
% White
57%
was 51%
% Hispanic
41%
was 48%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TATUM ELEMENTARY
Located at 115 WEST 3RD ST, in TATUM, New Mexico, TATUM ELEMENTARY is an intimate elementary school that hosts 128 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by TATUM. Enrollment runs roughly 55% leaner than the state mean of about 287.
Within TATUM, which oversees 3 schools and 310 students, TATUM ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, TATUM ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 41% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, TATUM ELEMENTARY shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lea County (around 73%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, TATUM ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.2%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +9.8 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Lea County put the typical household earns roughly $68,015 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. TATUM ELEMENTARY is one of 38 public schools in Lea County (combined enrollment of about 15,126 students).
Nearest neighbor: TATUM JR HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TATUM ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TATUM ELEMENTARY at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 34.3%.
TATUM ELEMENTARY operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 179 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 48% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.
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Lea County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,733
Census ACS
Median income
$68,015
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TATUM
- TATUM HIGHHigh · 129 students
- TATUM JR HIGHMiddle · 53 students
Nearby schools
- TATUM JR HIGH0.1 mi · 53
- TATUM HIGH0.1 mi · 129
- LEA ELEMENTARY20.4 mi · 231
- NEW HOPE ALTERNATIVE HIGH20.8 mi · 104
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY20.9 mi · 228
- YARBRO ELEMENTARY21.0 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About TATUM ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at TATUM ELEMENTARY?
TATUM ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 128 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does TATUM ELEMENTARY serve?
TATUM ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at TATUM ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at TATUM ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TATUM ELEMENTARY?
At TATUM ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 57% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees TATUM ELEMENTARY?
TATUM ELEMENTARY is overseen by TATUM in Lea County.
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