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James Bickley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

James Bickley Elementary is a public elementary school in Clovis, New Mexico, serving 265 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clovis school district, which is ranked 57 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Bickley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Clovis district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.05% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.71% for the Clovis district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.66%, compared to 28.66% for Clovis and 26.81% for New Mexico. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools.

While James Bickley Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12 students per teacher, the school has extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with over 98% of students qualifying in recent years. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 34.66% to 107.28% free and reduced lunch rates. In contrast, Texico Elementary, located in a different district, is a high-performing school that ranks in the top 5 of all New Mexico elementary schools and achieves proficiency rates of over 80% in ELA and 75% in Mathematics.

305

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,391

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 West 14th St
Clovis, NM 88101

(575) 769-4300

District: Clovis

Students who attend James Bickley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marshall 6th Grade Academy
High:	Clovis High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

White:

9.2%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (18% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

330^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Clovis

57^th of 82Clovis among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	330 of 345	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	334 of 413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	413 of 435	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	362 of 420	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	247 of 396	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	256 of 383	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.0	287 of 374	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	283 of 410	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	273 of 421	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	280 of 442	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	239 of 412	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	215 of 398	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.9	254 of 402	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	296 of 419	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	281 of 411	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	297 of 405	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.7	313 of 398	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	187 of 390	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.0	159 of 389	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	186 of 203	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	268 of 398	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.7	383 of 390	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	283 of 395	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	261 of 343	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	233 of 255	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	273 of 384	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	371 of 395	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	305 of 389	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	232 of 320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	225 of 329	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	310 of 325	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	304 of 356	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	406 of 426	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	325 of 410	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	184 of 361	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	206 of 356	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	334 of 397	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	388 of 414	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	338 of 392	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	198 of 337	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	186 of 333	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.2	134 of 165	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	296 of 304	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	320 of 339	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	395 of 413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	320 of 325	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	130 of 199	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	83 of 187	55.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2024)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)8th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

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Schools Near James Bickley Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
James Bickley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 West 14th St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	305	20	15.0	73.8%	28 (9.2%)	18 (5.9%)	243 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	13.6	330^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.3%		20.7	334^th of 413 public elementary schools	19.1%	4		15.6	38.5	23.6	24.1		20.5	16.4	12.7	$8,391
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East Plains St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4445	268	19	13.9	79.9%	54 (20.1%)	20 (7.5%)	185 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	27	242^nd of 345 public elementary schools	29.9%		47.9	179^th of 413 public elementary schools	56.7%	63	22.0	36.8	23.1	39.0	33.1	26.3	23.1	22.0	23.7	$9,919
La Casita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Davis St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	484	31	15.6		24 (5.0%)	9 (1.9%)	447 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	19.1	303^rd of 345 public elementary schools	12.2%		35	242^nd of 413 public elementary schools	41.4%	61	18.2	28.1	33.9	33.3	31.4	10.0	22.7	24.7	18.5	$10,544
Sandia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Lore St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	338	24	14.3	85.8%	62 (18.3%)	15 (4.4%)	244 (72.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	50	134^th of 345 public elementary schools	61.2%		31.2	266^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.6%	132	24.1	50.0	50.0	46.3	48.8	32.8	25.0	35.2	31.5	$8,341
Barry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Thornton St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	357	24	14.6	91.9%	158 (44.3%)	30 (8.4%)	120 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.5%)	57.3	110^th of 345 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.7	140^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.1%	30	40.5	53.5	43.1	42.9	46.8	31.0	32.8	47.6	36.1	$7,887
Arts Academy At Bella Vista	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Cesar Chavez Dr	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	444	29	15.2	76.8%	41 (9.2%)	43 (9.7%)	337 (75.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	20.3	293^rd of 345 public elementary schools	15.1%		29.3	280^th of 413 public elementary schools	32.2%	13	19.4	21.1	45.0	31.3	31.5	10.5	21.3	25.4	18.6	$9,881
Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Norris St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	398	26	15.1	86.9%	154 (38.7%)	19 (4.8%)	192 (48.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	69.4	74^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.6%		87.5	37^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.0%	37	39.2	45.5	61.8	62.8	57.1	36.4	31.6	58.8	40.7	$7,685
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 E. 14th St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	389	30	12.9	85.1%	66 (17.0%)	13 (3.3%)	294 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	33.5	210^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.1%		16.4	356^th of 413 public elementary schools	13.8%	146	20.0	32.3	47.3	32.0	36.5	24.2	36.4	30.7	30.2	$8,918
Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Norris	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	389	28	13.8	88.9%	161 (41.4%)	24 (6.2%)	163 (41.9%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.2%)	79.1	48^th of 345 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.4	32^nd of 413 public elementary schools	92.3%	16	36.7	51.7	67.2	51.0	57.0	48.3	56.9	51.0	52.1	$7,744
Texico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	246	18	13.5		120 (48.8%)	5 (2.0%)	114 (46.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	98.7	5^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.5	10^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.6%	5	67.6	80.0	79.5		84.7	71.4	66.7	89.2	75.7	$10,319

Frequently Asked Questions about James Bickley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James Bickley Elementary?

Students at James Bickley Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is James Bickley Elementary a good school?

James Bickley Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of James Bickley Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Bickley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marshall 6th Grade Academy
High : Clovis High

What district is James Bickley Elementary in?

Clovis

How many students attend James Bickley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended James Bickley Elementary.

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