Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTANCIA·NCES 350093000791
UPPER ELEMENTARY
624 8TH ST, ESTANCIA, NM 87016 · (505) 384-2001 · Torrance County
GRADES 02–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
179 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 19% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ESTANCIA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
32.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 UPPER ELEMENTARY
UPPER ELEMENTARY's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPPER ELEMENTARY this school | 179 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 229 | 99.1% | 43.4% |
| LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 194 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY ARTESIA | 149 | 100.0% | 63.4% |
| LEA ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 231 | 100.0% | N/A |
| EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 201 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
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 UPPER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #140 of 329 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #114 of 354 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #165 of 366 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #355 of 490 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #95 of 393 |
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
179
+42 (+31%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 179 | 15.7 | 11.4:1 | 100% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 19.8 | 9.2:1 | 100% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 17.2 | 10.4:1 | 100% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 16 | 8.6:1 | 100% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 135 | 16.1 | 8.4:1 | 100% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 75% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | 80% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UPPER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (135 to 179); teachers down 2% (16.1 to 15.7).
About UPPER ELEMENTARY
UPPER ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in ESTANCIA, New Mexico, reachable at (505) 384-2001. It reported 179 students in grades 2 through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.
UPPER ELEMENTARY falls under ESTANCIA, which has 4 schools enrolling 575 students.
At UPPER ELEMENTARY, 78% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 19% White. Census figures show Torrance County is about 43% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, UPPER ELEMENTARY scores 36%.
UPPER ELEMENTARY has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1, with 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico, 12.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at UPPER ELEMENTARY. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Torrance County.
Among New Mexico public elementary schools, UPPER ELEMENTARY outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
UPPER ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.5%, compared with a predicted 33.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Torrance County, the median household earns about $57,842 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. UPPER ELEMENTARY shares Torrance County with 10 other public schools.
The closest school to UPPER ELEMENTARY is LOWER ELEMENTARY, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On proficiency, UPPER ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 28.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 4.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased 31% over 4 years, reaching 179 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.6:1 to 11.4:1.
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Torrance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,490
Census ACS
Median income
$57,842
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESTANCIA
- ESTANCIA HIGHHigh · 184 students
- LOWER ELEMENTARYElementary · 113 students
- ESTANCIA MIDDLEMiddle · 99 students
Other schools in ESTANCIA
- ESTANCIA HIGHHigh · 184 students
- LOWER ELEMENTARYElementary · 113 students
- ESTANCIA MIDDLEMiddle · 99 students
Nearby schools
- LOWER ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 113
- ESTANCIA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 99
- ESTANCIA HIGH0.1 mi · 184
- MORIARTY ELEMENTARY15.4 mi · 464
- MORIARTY MIDDLE15.7 mi · 248
- MORIARTY HIGH15.8 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About UPPER ELEMENTARYHow large is UPPER ELEMENTARY?
UPPER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 02-06.
What age range does UPPER ELEMENTARY serve?
UPPER ELEMENTARY serves students from grade 02 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at UPPER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at UPPER ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UPPER ELEMENTARY?
At UPPER ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 19% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is UPPER ELEMENTARY public or private?
UPPER ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ESTANCIA.
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