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Chaparral Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Elementary is a public elementary school located in Deming, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 378 students. The school is part of the Deming school district, which is ranked 67 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chaparral Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a ranking between 175 and 331 out of 410-442 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Deming district and state averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33.33%) and Mathematics (18.08%) significantly lower than the state averages (44.19% and 26.81%, respectively) in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools like Memorial Elementary and Bell Elementary, Chaparral Elementary's academic performance is generally the weakest.

Chaparral Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's location within a few miles of several other elementary schools in the Deming district provides opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing, which could potentially benefit Chaparral Elementary and its students.

377

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,204

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 East Holly
Deming, NM 88030

(575) 546-2047

District: Deming

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Deming Intermediate
	Red Mountain Middle
High:	Deming High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

White:

16.2%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

New Mexico avg35%

296^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Deming

67^th of 82Deming 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	20.0	296 of 345	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	261 of 413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	302 of 435	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	317 of 420	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	279 of 396	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	259 of 383	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	16.6	331 of 374	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	297 of 410	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.2	175 of 421	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.9	253 of 442	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.3	264 of 412	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.2	256 of 398	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	288 of 402	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	302 of 419	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	226 of 411	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.0	119 of 405	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.7	114 of 398	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.3	114 of 390	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	45.9	208 of 389	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.0	93 of 223	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	232 of 398	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	289 of 390	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	322 of 395	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	210 of 343	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	204 of 339	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	228 of 255	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	283 of 384	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	271 of 395	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	307 of 389	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	210 of 320	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	244 of 329	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	279 of 325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	280 of 426	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	273 of 410	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	234 of 361	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	213 of 356	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	239 of 397	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	295 of 414	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	251 of 392	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	154 of 337	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	176 of 333	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	99 of 132	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	281 of 304	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	271 of 339	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	308 of 413	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	154 of 187	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)40th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

Science16%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Chaparral 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
Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 East Holly	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-2047	377	26	14.4	97.3%	61 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	298 (79.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	20	296^th of 345 public elementary schools	14.2%		31.8	261^st of 413 public elementary schools	36.8%	35	16.3	29.0	35.4	37.2	33.3	14.5	21.5	18.6	18.1	$10,204
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 East Maple	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-9712	301	23	13.0	47.2%	23 (7.6%)	4 (1.3%)	272 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	59.4	103^rd of 345 public elementary schools	70.1%		65.7	113^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.6%	10	31.4	53.5	41.5	48.6	47.9	37.2	26.8	65.7	42.0	$12,814
Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South 10th St	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 546-2502	331	24	13.7	99.4%	35 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	291 (87.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44.3	170^th of 345 public elementary schools	50.7%		33.1	254^th of 413 public elementary schools	38.5%	84	32.6	52.6	45.8	44.2	47.3	23.7	18.8	34.9	25.6	$9,481
Ruben S. Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 8th St NW	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 544-2723	363	34	10.7	98.6%	30 (8.3%)	3 (0.8%)	316 (87.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	15.2	324^th of 345 public elementary schools	6.1%		22.9	318^th of 413 public elementary schools	23.0%	6	15.2	25.5	36.6	21.7	27.5		22.0	15.2	14.5	$10,277
Bataan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Hwy 418 SW	Deming	88030	Luna County	Deming	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 544-0900	487	37	13.1	99.6%	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	431 (88.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.8	253^rd of 345 public elementary schools	26.7%		35.8	240^th of 413 public elementary schools	41.9%	13	23.3	27.4	42.0	35.6	34.5	16.5	31.9	17.8	21.6	$9,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary?

Students at Chaparral Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chaparral Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Chaparral Elementary.

Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Chaparral Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deming Intermediate
Middle : Red Mountain Middle
High : Deming High

What district is Chaparral Elementary in?

Deming

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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