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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 350108001125
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
580 ANGELINA BLVD, CHAPPARAL, NM 88081 · (575) 824-8210 · Otero County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- B-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
15.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
439 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
4%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GADSDEN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
28.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY this school | 439 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
| VADO ELEMENTARY VADO | 415 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS | 483 | 99.4% | 23.0% |
| LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY ANTHONY | 398 | 100.0% | 40.6% |
| GADSDEN ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 379 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 395 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
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 YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #180 of 329 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #145 of 354 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #171 of 366 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #82 of 490 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #247 of 318 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #322 of 334 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #116 of 393 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #94 of 287 | #3 of 8 |
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
439
-127 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 100% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 100% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 9 | 68.3:1 | 100% (615) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (615 to 439); teachers up 222% (9 to 29).
About YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in CHAPPARAL, New Mexico, and it is part of GADSDEN. A total of 439 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 53% higher.
Enrollment across the 26 schools in GADSDEN totals 11,739 students.
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 98% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Otero County's population at about 40%. YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is C+. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.7%) and its predicted rate (33.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Otero County show that median household income is about $55,876, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is one of 26 public schools in Otero County, which together enroll about 7,639 students.
Of nearby public schools, SUNRISE ELEMENTARY is the closest, at about 3.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 31.7% is below the 33.0% average for nearby schools.
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,816
Census ACS
Median income
$55,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,639 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
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY3.0 mi · 406
- CHAPARRAL HIGH3.3 mi · 1,067
- CHAPARRAL ON-TRACK PREK CENTER3.3 mi · 160
- OTERO COUNTY PRISON4.2 mi · 2
- DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY4.7 mi · 479
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY4.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY?
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY serve?
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY in?
YUCCA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY is part of GADSDEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.