Elementary Schools in Eunice

Summary:

Eunice, New Mexico is home to one elementary school, Mettie Jordan Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, Mettie Jordan Elementary appears to be a low-performing school, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of elementary schools in New Mexico over the past three school years.

Academically, Mettie Jordan Elementary struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the Eunice district and the state of New Mexico averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 30.28%, compared to 37.75% for Eunice and 44.19% for the state, while its Mathematics proficiency rate was 15.49%, compared to 15.89% for Eunice and 26.81% for the state. The school's 5th-grade proficiency rates in both subjects were also well below the district and state levels.

Additionally, Mettie Jordan Elementary serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 66.37% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting the school may face significant socioeconomic challenges that could be contributing to its low academic performance. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.9 for the 2023-2024 school year, the school appears to have room for improvement in terms of resources and support for its students.

District Detail

1720 Avenue K
Eunice, NM 88231

(575) 394-2524

SchoolDigger Rank:
75^th of 82 New Mexico districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 748

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Mettie Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1715 Avenue M	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-2440	357	24	14.8	55.7%	111 (31.1%)	2 (0.6%)	234 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	22	282^nd of 345 public elementary schools	18.3%		19.3	337^th of 413 public elementary schools	18.4%	55	26.5	37.2	32.0	22.5	30.3	20.4	15.5	$8,567

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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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