TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in TULAROSA, New Mexico, TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE enrolls 210 students from grades 3 through 6, operated by TULAROSA. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 287.

TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE is one of 4 schools operated by TULAROSA, a district that educates 883 students overall.

Looking at the student body, TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% White, 24% Native American, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Otero County put median household earnings sit near $55,876, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Otero County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students), TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE is one campus in the mix.

TULAROSA ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. TULAROSA INTERMEDIATE's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 210). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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