Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSWELL·NCES 350225000525
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY
408 NORTH WASHINGTON AVE, ROSWELL, NM 88201 · (575) 637-3625 · Chaves County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
8.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
263 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 | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
28.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY this school | 263 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| ALVARADO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 258 | 100.0% | 49.5% |
| RATON INTERMEDIATE RATON | 246 | 99.6% | 33.1% |
| GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 229 | 99.1% | 43.4% |
| EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 201 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| MESILLA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 324 | 100.0% | 45.7% |
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 WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #266 of 329 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #276 of 354 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #295 of 366 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #263 of 490 | #10 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #13 of 318 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #190 of 334 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #179 of 393 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.5% | #35 of 287 | #1 of 14 |
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
263
-107 (-29%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 263 | 31.5 | 8.3:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 18.5 | 15.6:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 17.5 | 18.2:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 99% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 77% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 23 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (442 to 263); teachers up 26% (25 to 31.5).
About WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is a public medium-sized elementary school in ROSWELL, New Mexico. The school's enrollment of 263 students covers pre-K through 5.
ROSWELL includes 22 schools. Together they enroll 9,184 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY. Enrollment also includes 24% White. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 58% share among Chaves County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
Teachers at the school number 31.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.3:1. The 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Chaves County, the average is about the same, 100%.
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.6% and a predicted 33.4%.
Census estimates describe Chaves County this way: median household income is about $52,938, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Chaves County number 33 and enroll about 10,504.
Nearby, MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY is about 0.8 miles away. WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.1% on proficiency, and WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is below that at 24.6%.
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 370 in 2020-21 and 263 in 2024-25, a decrease of 107 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.3:1.
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Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Other schools in ROSWELL
- ROSWELL HIGHHigh · 1,437 students
- GODDARD HIGHHigh · 1,096 students
- BERRENDO MIDDLEMiddle · 571 students
- SIERRA MIDDLEMiddle · 557 students
- DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 518 students
- MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 481 students
Nearby schools
- MISSOURI AVE ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 322
- PARKVIEW EARLY LITERACY CENTER1.0 mi · 282
- MILITARY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 426
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 388
- NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 190
- SIERRA MIDDLE1.7 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARYHow large is WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY?
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
Is WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is approximately 8.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY?
At WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 24% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY public or private?
WASHINGTON AVE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSWELL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.