Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS·NCES 350057000224
ZIA ELEMENTARY
2400 NORRIS ST, CLOVIS, NM 88101 · (575) 769-4300 · Curry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
346 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
57.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
40.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 ZIA ELEMENTARY
ZIA ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIA ELEMENTARY this school | 398 | 86.9% | 47.3% |
| MESA ELEMENTARY CLOVIS | 389 | 88.9% | 50.9% |
| COMANCHE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 325 | 99.4% | 39.2% |
| SIERRA ELEMENTARY ALAMOGORDO | 284 | 99.6% | 53.3% |
| DESERT STAR ELEMENTARY ALAMOGORDO | 466 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| SANDIA ELEMENTARY CLOVIS | 338 | 85.8% | 36.8% |
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 ZIA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Curry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #54 of 329 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #67 of 354 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #62 of 366 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #122 of 490 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #244 of 318 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #54 of 334 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #336 of 393 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #231 of 287 | #4 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
398
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 398 | 26.4 | 15.1:1 | 87% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 100% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 26% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 31% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 24% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 20% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 28 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ZIA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (439 to 398); teachers up 20% (22 to 26.4).
About ZIA ELEMENTARY
As a mid-sized elementary school, ZIA ELEMENTARY serves students in CLOVIS, New Mexico. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 398 students. That compares with an average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.
Enrollment across the 18 schools in CLOVIS totals 7,780 students.
No group is above 50% at ZIA ELEMENTARY; the largest is Hispanic, at 48%. The school is also 39% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among Curry County residents, the Hispanic share is about 46%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ZIA ELEMENTARY scores 61%.
With 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 87% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Curry County is similar, at 85%.
ZIA ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.3%, compared with a predicted 36.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Curry County, median household income comes to about $57,309, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county has 28 public schools and about 8,777 students.
YUCCA MIDDLE is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of ZIA ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.0%; ZIA ELEMENTARY's is 47.3%, ranking 2nd of 8.
ZIA ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 386 to 398, a 3% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.1:1.
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Curry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,638
Census ACS
Median income
$57,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLOVIS
- CLOVIS HIGHHigh · 1,506 students
- W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 527 students
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 511 students
- LA CASITA ELEMENTARYElementary · 484 students
- CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 482 students
- YUCCA MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Other schools in CLOVIS
- CLOVIS HIGHHigh · 1,506 students
- W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 527 students
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 511 students
- LA CASITA ELEMENTARYElementary · 484 students
- CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 482 students
- YUCCA MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
Other Zia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Zia Elementary. ZIA ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- ZIA ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 236 students
Nearby schools
- YUCCA MIDDLE0.8 mi · 480
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 389
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 268
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY1.6 mi · 511
- MESA ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 389
- JAMES BICKLEY ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About ZIA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ZIA ELEMENTARY?
ZIA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ZIA ELEMENTARY serve?
ZIA ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ZIA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at ZIA ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is ZIA ELEMENTARY?
ZIA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 39% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is ZIA ELEMENTARY public or private?
ZIA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLOVIS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.