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Belen Family School

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Belen Family School ranks 37 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Belen Family School is an exceptional elementary school serving grades 1-8 in Belen, New Mexico, with 139 students and a consistent track record of academic excellence. As part of the Belen school district, which is ranked 48 out of 82 districts in the state, Belen Family School has consistently ranked in the top 100 elementary schools in New Mexico over the past decade, with a current ranking of 37 out of 345 schools and a 4-star rating.

Belen Family School significantly outperforms the Belen district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency across all grades and subjects, with 62.07% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 49.14% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 43.57% and 27.56% in the district, and 44.19% and 26.81% statewide, respectively. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25 in New Mexico for Hispanic students, White students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, Belen Family School is not the only high-performing elementary school in the area, as there are two other top-ranked schools within a 10-mile radius - Dennis Chavez Elementary and Gil Sanchez Elementary. This suggests that the Belen area may have a concentration of educational excellence, and the success of these schools presents an opportunity for collaboration and the sharing of best practices to further enhance the educational experiences and outcomes for all students in the region.

154

Students ?

29.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,877

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Eastside School Road
Belen, NM 87002

(505) 966-2270

District: Belen

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (51% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

37^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

35^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 18%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Belen

48^th of 82Belen 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	37 of 345	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	40 of 413	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	61 of 435	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	28 of 420	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	51 of 396	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	62 of 383	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	62 of 374	83.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	66 of 410	83.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.1	86 of 421	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	66.2	129 of 442	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	76 of 412	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	64 of 398	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.3	71 of 402	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	63 of 419	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.0	91 of 411	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	60.5	132 of 405	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.5	84 of 398	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	72 of 390	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	38.2	259 of 389	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	106 of 398	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	75 of 390	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	99.3	6 of 395	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	83 of 343	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	70 of 339	79.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	21 of 255	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	24 of 384	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	40 of 395	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	20 of 320	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	33 of 329	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	27 of 325	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	34 of 356	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	23 of 426	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	9 of 410	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	13 of 361	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	14 of 356	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.2	18 of 397	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	53 of 414	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	31 of 337	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	35 of 304	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	45 of 339	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	67 of 413	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	20 of 325	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	19.2	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	35 of 192	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	34 of 239	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	25 of 232	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	33 of 200	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	24 of 186	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	23 of 176	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	32 of 208	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	38 of 207	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	24 of 222	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	87.0	19 of 193	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.4	17 of 178	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	15 of 173	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	15 of 179	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	62.7	51 of 178	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	49.7	77 of 172	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.4	66 of 171	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	51 of 156	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.8	50 of 157	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	79.4	39 of 213	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	12 of 220	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	8 of 148	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	18 of 204	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	19 of 214	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	25 of 173	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	11 of 227	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	10 of 223	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	13 of 175	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	5 of 168	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	87.7	27 of 221	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	26 of 178	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	35 of 229	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.3	89 of 187	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2024)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2024)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)82nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Mathematics49%+22 vs state

Science28%-7 vs state

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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-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Belen Family School	Public	1-8	4 Eastside School Road	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 966-2270	154	5	29.0	100.0%	43 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (66.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	85	37^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.3%		86.9	40^th of 413 public elementary schools	90.3%	3		38.7	28.3	53.9	55.6	68.2	68.8	62.5	61.3	62.1		55.6			43.8	45.2	49.1	$8,877
Rio Grande Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Eastside School Rd	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2200	332	29	11.6	100.0%	38 (11.4%)	3 (0.9%)	281 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)				54.9						54.9	32.4						32.4	$10,150
La Merced Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Alame Loop	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2100	463	30	15.6	100.0%	86 (18.6%)	3 (0.6%)	366 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.1	215^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.7%		39.4	222^nd of 413 public elementary schools	46.2%	7				36.2	50.0	15.1	45.3			36.0	26.1	20.7		22.7			19.3	$9,239
Gil Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Jarales Rd	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1900	316	22	14.3	100.0%	56 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (80.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	60.6	96^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.2%		70.8	94^th of 413 public elementary schools	77.2%	2	25.5			43.9	45.5	45.1	61.7			49.4	34.2	30.3	49.0	66.0			46.5	$9,486
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19670 Hwy 314	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1800	294	22	13.3	100.0%	43 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	60.4	98^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.6%		67.8	107^th of 413 public elementary schools	74.1%	9	22.2			36.4	62.2	46.7	63.4			52.0	20.5	53.3	42.2	63.4			44.6	$9,163
Tome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	46 Chacon Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	340	23	14.7	100.0%	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	15.8	321^st of 345 public elementary schools	7.0%		18.8	341^st of 413 public elementary schools	17.4%	20	17.1			22.7	41.2	29.3	22.2			28.1			19.5				11.0	$9,366
Desert View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	49 Camino La Canada	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	393	24	16.3	100.0%	37 (9.4%)	4 (1.0%)	339 (86.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	22.9	274^th of 345 public elementary schools	20.6%		17.3	353^rd of 413 public elementary schools	14.5%	79	13.0			28.8	29.2	29.6	40.9			31.7	26.7		13.0	34.0			20.8	$9,849
La Promesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	898 Hwy 304	Belen	87002	Socorro County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2400	230	18	12.7	100.0%	41 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	25.5	256^th of 345 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.5	250^th of 413 public elementary schools	39.5%	6				25.0	52.4	27.8	36.1			33.6				25.0			18.4	$9,643
Raymond Gabaldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	454 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	365	20	18.2	100.0%	57 (15.6%)	6 (1.6%)	291 (79.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	35.1	205^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.6%		33	255^th of 413 public elementary schools	38.3%	50	23.4			37.7	45.0	36.2	47.9			41.5		25.0	27.7	27.1			20.2	$9,064
Los Lunas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	458	26	17.6	100.0%	43 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	399 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	21.4	286^th of 345 public elementary schools	17.1%		33.2	252^nd of 413 public elementary schools	39.0%	34				21.3	46.3	22.8	34.0			31.5	14.8	23.9	20.7	23.4			20.6	$9,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Belen Family School

Is Belen Family School a good school?

Belen Family School ranks 37^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Belen

How many students attend Belen Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Belen Family School.

What is the racial makeup of Belen Family School?

Students at Belen Family School are 67% Hispanic, 28% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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