YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY

As a sizable elementary campus in CHAPPARAL, New Mexico, YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY hosts 439 students from grades K through 6, operated by GADSDEN. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY sits 53% larger than that benchmark.

GADSDEN runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 11,739 students. YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 31.7%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Otero County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,876 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Otero County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students), of which YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is SUNRISE ELEMENTARY, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY has fell 29%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 68.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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