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Animas Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4
Summary

Animas Elementary is a small public elementary school in Animas, New Mexico, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 53 students. The school is part of the Animas District, which is ranked 104 out of 128 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Animas Elementary has seen a significant decline in its academic performance over the years, dropping from a high ranking of 9 out of 421 New Mexico elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a low ranking of 352 out of 413 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (24%) are significantly lower than the state average of 39%, and its performance on the NM Combined/Language Arts assessment has been consistently below the state average. However, the school's performance on the NM Combined/Early Lit assessment for grades 1-2 has been mixed, with some grades performing above the state average.

The school serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Animas Elementary has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 15.2 students per teacher in recent years. This suggests the school may have the capacity to provide more individualized attention and support to students, which could be leveraged to improve academic performance.

48
Students ?
8.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,156
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1 Panther Dr
       Animas, NM  88020

(575) 548-2299

District: Animas


Students who attend Animas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Animas Middle
High:    Animas 7-12 School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.2%
White:
37.5%
African American:
2.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2010 → 15th in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 69 percentile points since 2010
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
New Mexico avg44%
Not ranked this year
Animas Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202417.6352 of 41314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201970.098 of 39675.3%★★★★☆
201881.751 of 38386.7%★★★★☆
201777.955 of 37485.3%★★★★☆
201680.163 of 41084.6%★★★★☆
201598.79 of 42197.9%★★★★★
201438.9276 of 44237.6%★★☆☆☆
201364.2124 of 41269.9%★★★★☆
201187.935 of 40291.3%★★★★★
201078.368 of 41983.8%★★★★☆
200960.6146 of 41164.5%★★★☆☆
200868.3101 of 40575.1%★★★★☆
200779.158 of 39885.4%★★★★☆
200671.886 of 39077.9%★★★★☆
200558.2139 of 38964.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202425.9289 of 39827.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20243.5337 of 3390.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.1306 of 3255.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)27th percentile+13 vs school
White (2024)1st percentile-14 vs school

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Students at Animas Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 38% White, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Animas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Animas Middle
High : Animas 7-12 School

In the 2024-25 school year, 48 students attended Animas Elementary.


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