VALENCIA ELEMENTARY

VALENCIA ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier K-5 school in PORTALES, New Mexico, one of the schools within PORTALES. The school teaches 366 students in grades 3 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 287.

VALENCIA ELEMENTARY is one of 6 schools operated by PORTALES, a district that educates 2,518 students overall.

In terms of who attends, VALENCIA ELEMENTARY reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% White, 2% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Roosevelt County as a whole is about 45% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, VALENCIA ELEMENTARY lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Roosevelt County (around 92%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VALENCIA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Roosevelt County put median household earnings sit near $52,685, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Roosevelt County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,108 students), of which VALENCIA ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: PORTALES JR HIGH, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALENCIA ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 366 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 62% to 69%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the VALENCIA ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.