Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS LUNAS·NCES 350168030007
TOME ELEMENTARY
46 CHACON RD, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 · (505) 866-8231 · Valencia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
340 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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
20%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
28.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 TOME ELEMENTARY
TOME ELEMENTARY's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOME ELEMENTARY this school | 340 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| DONA ANA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 372 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| SUNRISE ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 363 | 100.0% | 32.7% |
| MAC ARTHUR ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 335 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| LA UNION ELEMENTARY ANTHONY | 340 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| BOOKER T. WASHINGTON LAS CRUCES | 361 | 100.0% | 24.0% |
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 TOME ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Valencia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #282 of 329 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #324 of 354 | #14 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #294 of 366 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #183 of 490 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #233 of 318 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #267 of 334 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #155 of 393 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #109 of 287 | #2 of 10 |
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
340
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-52% since 2000-01, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 340 | 23.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 22.6 | 15.4:1 | 83% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 21.6 | 15.4:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 28.1 | 16.4:1 | 100% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 77% (543) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOME ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (462 to 340); teachers down 18% (28.1 to 23.1).
About TOME ELEMENTARY
TOME ELEMENTARY is one of the public schools in LOS LUNAS, New Mexico. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 340 students.
LOS LUNAS runs 16 schools with a combined 8,207 students. TOME ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show TOME ELEMENTARY is 89% Hispanic. Other groups include 8% White and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 61% Hispanic. TOME ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Lunch subsidy eligibility at TOME ELEMENTARY is 100%. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Valencia County.
The allk12 Grade for TOME ELEMENTARY is C-. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, TOME ELEMENTARY would score about 33.4%. It scores 23.1%, 10.3 points below that figure.
Within Valencia County, the median household income is $58,933, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides TOME ELEMENTARY, Valencia County has 26 other public schools.
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, TOME ELEMENTARY ranks 7th on proficiency.
TOME ELEMENTARY is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at TOME ELEMENTARY dropped 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 371 to 340 students.
The TOME ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMYCombined · 478 students
Nearby schools
- VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 445
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 393
- VALENCIA HIGH2.6 mi · 960
- DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY3.5 mi · 294
- CENTURY ALT HIGH4.5 mi · 353
- ANN PARISH ELEMENTARY4.9 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About TOME ELEMENTARYHow large is TOME ELEMENTARY?
TOME ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-06.
Is TOME ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
TOME ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at TOME ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at TOME ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOME ELEMENTARY?
At TOME ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is TOME ELEMENTARY public or private?
TOME 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.