Enrollment
90
Middle
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LAS VEGAS·NCES 350156000635
UNION ELEMENTARY
421 UNION ST, LAS VEGAS, NM 87701 · (505) 426-2701 · San Miguel County
GRADES 05–05MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New Mexico public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
90 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 90 | 100% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WEST LAS VEGAS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
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 UNION ELEMENTARY
UNION ELEMENTARY's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNION ELEMENTARY this school | 90 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| SANTA ROSA MIDDLE SANTA ROSA | 94 | 100.0% | 45.7% |
| SOUTH VALLEY PREP ALBUQUERQUE | 138 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE MORA | 83 | 98.8% | 41.4% |
| SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY POJOAQUE | 79 | 100.0% | 31.2% |
| PENASCO MIDDLE PENASCO | 74 | 100.0% | 41.8% |
Matched among New Mexico middle 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 UNION ELEMENTARY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Miguel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 90 | #127 of 160 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
90
-7 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 90 | 6.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 8.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 8.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 4 | 24.3:1 | 100% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 4.9 | 17.5:1 | 100% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 4 | 22.3:1 | 100% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 5 | 25.0:1 | 98% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 74% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNION ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (85 to 90); teachers up 33% (4.9 to 6.5).
About UNION ELEMENTARY
UNION ELEMENTARY is a public middle school run by WEST LAS VEGAS in LAS VEGAS, New Mexico. The school had 90 students in grade 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in New Mexico is about 335, so this school runs 73% smaller than that.
The district, WEST LAS VEGAS, operates 10 schools serving 1,601 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at UNION ELEMENTARY, with 93% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Miguel County's population at about 75%. UNION ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. That ratio is over the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
allk12 grades UNION ELEMENTARY a C-. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at UNION ELEMENTARY are 10.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.7% actual, 33.4% predicted).
UNION ELEMENTARY is located in San Miguel County, where median household income is about $49,431, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 19 public schools in San Miguel County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,156.
WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. UNION ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 22.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
Federal data place UNION ELEMENTARY in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 97 in 2020-21 and 90 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (24.3:1).
Community posts for UNION ELEMENTARY can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Miguel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,850
Census ACS
Median income
$49,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST LAS VEGAS
- WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 442 students
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 345 students
- LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARYElementary · 229 students
- DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 189 students
- TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARYElementary · 115 students
- RIO GALLINAS SCHOOLElementary · 80 students
Other schools in LAS VEGAS
- WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 442 students
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 345 students
- ROBERTSON HIGHHigh · 331 students
- LOS NINOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 314 students
- SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARYMiddle · 251 students
- LUIS E. ARMIJO ELEMENTARYElementary · 229 students
Other Union Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 14 states are named Union Elementary. UNION ELEMENTARY is the 25th largest of the 26.
- Union Elementary SchoolWest Chester, OH · 682 students
- Union ElementaryShallotte, NC · 654 students
- Union Elementary SchoolGallatin, TN · 620 students
- Union Elementary SchoolUnion, OH · 539 students
- Union Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 475 students
Nearby schools
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 345
- WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 442
- WLV FAMILY PARTNERSHIP0.8 mi · 30
- TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 115
- DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 189
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE1.6 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About UNION ELEMENTARYHow large is UNION ELEMENTARY?
UNION ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 90 students in grades 05-05.
What grades does UNION ELEMENTARY serve?
UNION ELEMENTARY serves grades 05-05.
How many students per teacher at UNION ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at UNION ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at UNION ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at UNION ELEMENTARY are roughly 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is UNION ELEMENTARY in?
UNION ELEMENTARY is part of WEST LAS VEGAS.
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