ZIA ELEMENTARY

ZIA ELEMENTARY operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in CLOVIS, New Mexico, overseen by CLOVIS. Current enrollment sits at 398 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 287.

ZIA ELEMENTARY is one of 18 schools operated by CLOVIS, a district that instructs 7,780 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ZIA ELEMENTARY reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. Compared to Curry County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting ZIA ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ZIA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Curry County) logs that median household earnings sit near $57,309, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Curry County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students), of which ZIA ELEMENTARY is one.

YUCCA MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ZIA ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, ZIA ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 439 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ZIA ELEMENTARY typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.