James Bickley Elementary

James Bickley Elementary is a PK–5 school with 305 students at 500 West 14th St in Clovis, NM, part of Clovis Municipal Schools in eastern New Mexico, where nearby comparison schools include several same-district elementaries within about 3 miles and rural schools such as Texico Elementary and Valencia Elementary.

In 2025–26, James Bickley posted 22.76% proficiency in language arts and 14.48% in math — roughly half the rates of its district and the state. Its statewide rank was 313th of 346 ranked elementary schools (10th percentile, 0 stars), making it the lowest-ranked school in the local comparison set. By contrast, Mesa Elementary, about 3 miles away in the same district, ranked 25th of 346 (93rd percentile), and Texico Elementary, about 9 miles away, ranked 14th of 346 (96th percentile). The district itself is near the state average, and most nearby Clovis elementaries outperform the district in at least one subject, so the gap here appears school-level rather than community-wide.

Performance is uneven by grade. The school’s 5th grade math rate (34.15%) matches the district (34.62%) and state (33.85%), and 5th grade language arts is close behind. But 4th grade language arts is just 15.52% versus 48.84% district-wide, and 3rd/4th grade math are both under 20%. Science is a standout weakness: 5th grade science is 17.07%, about half the district and state rates. A decade ago the school ranked in the low-to-upper 30s percentile; since 2021–22 it has ranked between the 4th and 19th percentiles. Its raw scores have been roughly flat while state averages rose, so its relative decline reflects stagnation against a rising tide. No reported student subgroup in recent cycles reaches even the 35th percentile. Note that grade-level percentages come from small cohorts, and the sharp drop in free/reduced-price lunch eligibility from 98.87% to 73.77% more likely reflects a reporting change than a demographic shift.