Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108000934
VADO ELEMENTARY
330 HOLGUIN RD, VADO, NM 88072 · (575) 882-6203 · Doña Ana County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
415 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
25.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 VADO ELEMENTARY
VADO ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VADO ELEMENTARY this school | 415 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY ANTHONY | 398 | 100.0% | 40.6% |
| YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY CHAPPARAL | 439 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
| GADSDEN ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 379 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 395 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS | 483 | 99.4% | 23.0% |
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 VADO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #300 of 329 | #38 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #231 of 354 | #27 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #321 of 366 | #38 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #110 of 490 | #17 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #133 of 318 | #23 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #328 of 334 | #37 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #113 of 393 | #12 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #244 of 287 | #30 of 33 |
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
415
+54 (+15%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 100% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 31.9 | 13.9:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 100% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 99% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VADO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (443 to 415); teachers up 4% (31.9 to 33).
About VADO ELEMENTARY
VADO ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in VADO, New Mexico. Enrollment totals 415 students across pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
VADO ELEMENTARY is one of the 26 schools that make up GADSDEN (11,739 students in total).
Hispanic students are 99% of those enrolled at VADO ELEMENTARY. That compares with about 68% Hispanic among all Doña Ana County residents. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at VADO ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 12.9:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Doña Ana County average a similar 98%.
VADO ELEMENTARY holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
VADO ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.4% is 12.0 points below the 33.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Doña Ana County area, the median household earns about $56,848 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. VADO ELEMENTARY shares Doña Ana County with 80 other public schools.
LA MESA ON TRACK PREK CENTER is about 2.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. VADO ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 21.4% compares with 34.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
VADO ELEMENTARY is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 54 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN HIGHHigh · 1,219 students
- SANTA TERESA HIGHHigh · 1,154 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- GADSDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 650 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 550 students
- CHAPARRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 546 students
Nearby schools
- LA MESA ON TRACK PREK CENTER2.7 mi · 91
- NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY4.1 mi · 338
- DESERT PRIDE ACADEMY5.5 mi · 221
- ALTA VISTA EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL5.5 mi · 180
- BERINO ELEMENTARY5.6 mi · 300
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY7.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About VADO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at VADO ELEMENTARY?
VADO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-06.
Is VADO ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
VADO ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does VADO ELEMENTARY have?
VADO ELEMENTARY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VADO ELEMENTARY?
At VADO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is VADO ELEMENTARY public or private?
VADO ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by GADSDEN.
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