Elementary · New Mexico

Lake Arthur Elementary

Free meals for all

Lake Arthur Elementary, a public elementary school in Lake Arthur, New Mexico: grades pre-k–5, 67 students, 8.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Lake Arthur.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 67
Teachers (FTE): 8.3
Students per teacher: 8.1
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 12.4 · 429 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 306 · 445 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Mexico's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Mexico: 44%

42%proficient

A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 41% · 415 elementary schools compared

26 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New Mexico: 27%

23%proficient

A lower share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in New Mexico

Median 24% · 413 elementary schools compared

26 students tested, grades 3–8 · NM-MSSA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Lake Arthur

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Lake Arthur.

Location

Address: 700 Broadway, Lake Arthur, NM 88253
Phone: (575)365-2000
City or town: Lake Arthur
County: Chaves County

Website Quality of life in Lake Arthur Schools in Lake Arthur

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Hagerman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	217	11.5	40%	31%	8.6 mi
Roselawn ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	171	9.1	46%	46%	10.6 mi
Yucca ElementaryFree meals for all	1–5	354	17.9	50%	38%	10.6 mi
Central ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	149	13.0	73%	64%	11.2 mi
Grand Heights Early ChildhoodFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	348	13.3	—	—	11.5 mi
Yeso ElementaryFree meals for all	1–5	482	17.9	56%	46%	11.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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