Best Public Schools in Elida, NM

Elida is a small rural community in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, served by a single district, Elida Municipal Schools, which operates just two schools on adjacent addresses — Elida Elementary (PK–6) and Elida High (7–12) — together enrolling 146 students, evenly split at 73 each.

Both schools perform well above New Mexico norms. Elida High ranked 11th of 172 New Mexico high schools in 2023‑24, in the 94th percentile with 5 stars, while Elida Elementary ranked 52nd of 413 elementary schools, in the 87th percentile with 4 stars. In 2025‑26 all‑grades proficiency, the high school posted ELA 73.91, math 60.87 and science 43.75, and the elementary posted ELA 67.5 and math 45 — all above district and state averages. Math is the standout: Elida High's 60.87 compares with 27.85 statewide. The high school also staged a dramatic one‑year turnaround, gaining roughly 20 points in both ELA and math and moving from below to above the district average in every subject. The elementary, by contrast, was essentially flat — it slipped slightly below the district not through decline but because the high school surged past it. Its rank climb has been steady: 68th, 73rd, then 87th percentile.

The main caveat is size. With about a dozen students per grade, New Mexico suppresses many results — the elementary has essentially no grade‑level data beyond 6th‑grade ELA — and a single student can shift a percentage by several points, so one‑year swings should be read as directional. Science is the relative soft spot, especially at the high school, where the margin over the state is about 10 points versus roughly 29 in ELA and 33 in math. The two schools also differ on poverty and staffing: free/reduced lunch is 61.64% at the high school versus 50.68% at the elementary, and student–teacher ratios are 4.8:1 and 7.5:1 respectively. Graduation data are thin but positive, with the high school's last reported rate at 88.6% (2020‑21) against a current state rate of 80.6%.