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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TULAROSA·NCES 350267000968

TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE

304 1ST STREET, TULAROSA, NM 88352 · (575) 585-8800 · Otero County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of New Mexico public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
210 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 36430%
Grade 46531%
Grade 58139%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
5325%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
9646%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
73%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
5024%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 12% · US 1%
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
Male
10751%
Female
10349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE→TULAROSA MIDDLE→TULAROSA HIGH
Feeds from
TULAROSA ELEMENTARYPK–02
Based on grade levels within TULAROSA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
39.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
22.7%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% 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 TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE

TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE this school210100.0%27.4%
TULAROSA ELEMENTARY
TULAROSA
23098.7%N/A
BLOOMFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
BLOOMFIELD
236100.0%N/A
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE
23399.6%34.2%
TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTER
TAOS
216100.0%51.5%
NORTH ELEMENTARY
ALAMOGORDO
159100.0%28.5%
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 TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Otero County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.4%#227 of 329#11 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.7%#194 of 354#10 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#205 of 366#8 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
210#318 of 490#9 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.9:1#297 of 318#8 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
66.9%#19 of 334#2 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#205 of 393#8 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.0%#120 of 287#4 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
210
-40 (-16%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521011.817.9:1100% (210)
2023-2429220.214.5:188% (256)
2022-2326819.713.6:193% (248)
2020-212501913.2:1100% (250)
2017-1828019.514.4:1100% (280)
2015-162841914.9:1100% (284)
2010-112822014.1:199% (279)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE.

Since 2017-18: students down 25% (280 to 210); teachers down 40% (19.5 to 11.8).

About TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE

At 304 1ST STREET in TULAROSA, New Mexico, TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE operates as a small elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 210 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students.

The TULAROSA system has 4 schools and 883 students.

Hispanic students are the largest group at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE, with 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 25% White, 24% Native American, and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.

Dividing enrollment by its 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.9:1. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.

The allk12 Grade for TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE is C. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.4%, compared with a predicted 33.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.

Census estimates describe Otero County this way: median household income is about $55,876, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 26 public schools in Otero County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,639.

The closest public school to TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE is TULAROSA ELEMENTARY, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE ranks 5th on proficiency.

The federal government classifies TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE's location as Rural: Distant.

The number of students declined from 250 to 210 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.2:1 to 17.9:1.

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Otero County at a glance

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Population
68,816
Census ACS
Median income
$55,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,639 students

Quick facts

School name
TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE
District
TULAROSA
Address
304 1ST STREET, TULAROSA, NM 88352
Phone
(575) 585-8800
County
Otero County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–06
Total enrollment
210
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
210 (100%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
350267000968
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE
What is the total enrollment at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE?
TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 210 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE serve?
TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE.
What is the student diversity at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE?
Student demographics at TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE are roughly 25% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE public or private?
TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE is a public K-12 school, overseen by TULAROSA.
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