Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUIDOSO·NCES 350231000530
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
203 WHITE MOUNTAIN DR, RUIDOSO, NM 88345 · (575) 258-4220 · Lincoln County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
374 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 3 | 119 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 RUIDOSO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
36.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
Where WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #156 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #86 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #190 of 366 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #145 of 490 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #196 of 318 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #64 of 334 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #181 of 393 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #125 of 287 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 374 | 26.8 | 13.9:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 28.5 | 13.6:1 | 51% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 28.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 26.3 | 18.9:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 100% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 70% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 70% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 19 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY.
About WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in RUIDOSO, New Mexico. It reported 374 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll about 287 students on average.
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is one of the 4 schools that make up RUIDOSO (1,788 students in total).
More than half of the students at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY are Hispanic (56%). The next largest groups are 25% White, 14% Native American, and 3% multiracial. In Lincoln County overall, about 33% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY scores 60%.
Staffing at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY comes to 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lincoln County report 85%.
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.8% is 1.4 points above the 33.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Lincoln County, median household income comes to about $53,303, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 2,601 students.
Among nearby public schools, SIERRA VISTA PRIMARY is closest at about 0.1 miles. WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 43.1%, higher than WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY's 34.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is Town: Remote.
Enrollment fell by 7% across 4 years, from 402 in 2020-21 to 374 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,224
Census ACS
Median income
$53,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RUIDOSO
- RUIDOSO HIGHHigh · 527 students
- SIERRA VISTA PRIMARYElementary · 514 students
- RUIDOSO MIDDLEMiddle · 373 students
Other schools in RUIDOSO
- RUIDOSO HIGHHigh · 527 students
- SIERRA VISTA PRIMARYElementary · 514 students
- RUIDOSO MIDDLEMiddle · 373 students
Nearby schools
- SIERRA VISTA PRIMARY0.1 mi · 514
- RUIDOSO MIDDLE0.8 mi · 373
- RUIDOSO HIGH0.9 mi · 527
- Mescalero Apache School10.4 mi · 614
- CAPITAN ELEMENTARY13.6 mi · 207
- CAPITAN HIGH13.6 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY?
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY serve?
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY are roughly 25% White, 56% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY public or private?
WHITE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by RUIDOSO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.