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Mesa Elementary

Q: Is Mesa Elementary a good school?

Mesa Elementary ranks 48 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Elementary is a public elementary school in Clovis, New Mexico, serving 418 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Clovis school district, which is ranked 57 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mesa Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New Mexico, with a ranking as high as 15 out of 442 schools in the 2013-2014 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the Clovis district and the state average, with 56.97% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 52.12% in mathematics, and 36.73% in science. Mesa Elementary also outperforms the state and district in various student subgroups, including male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs.

Despite serving a high-needs population, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Mesa Elementary is able to outperform the Clovis district and the state on academic assessments. This suggests that the school has effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive learning environment that enables students to thrive, even in a high-needs community. When compared to the nearby elementary schools in the Clovis district, Mesa Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier, making it a model for other schools to emulate.

389

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,744

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 Norris
Clovis, NM 88101

(575) 769-4300

District: Clovis

Students who attend Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W D Gattis Middle School
High:	Clovis High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.9%

White:

41.4%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (52% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clovis

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

48^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Clovis

57^th of 82Clovis 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	48 of 345	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	32 of 413	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	40 of 435	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	26 of 420	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	21 of 396	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	18 of 383	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	25 of 374	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.5	26 of 410	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	22 of 421	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	93.1	15 of 442	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	16 of 412	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.8	13 of 398	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	94.2	18 of 402	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	93.6	12 of 419	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	94.3	12 of 411	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	14 of 405	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.7	20 of 398	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	95.2	11 of 390	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	95.2	15 of 389	96.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	72.4	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	3 of 56	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	61 of 203	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	75.4	64 of 398	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	45 of 390	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	33 of 395	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	26 of 343	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	33 of 255	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	38 of 384	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	46 of 395	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	28 of 389	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	57 of 320	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	31 of 329	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	37 of 325	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	29 of 356	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	16 of 426	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.5	29 of 410	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	79 of 361	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	56 of 356	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	93.1	23 of 397	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	34 of 414	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	22 of 392	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	25 of 337	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	14 of 333	95.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2024	69.1	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	50.0	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	94.1	14 of 165	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	62.3	33 of 132	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	63 of 304	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	46 of 413	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	53 of 325	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	41 of 199	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	21 of 187	88.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2024)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2024)84th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)78th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)70th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2023)65th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)25th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+13 vs state

Mathematics52%+25 vs state

Science37%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, May 18, 2020

If you're new or planning to move to Clovis New Mexico, I highly recommend Mesa elementary school. All the staffs are A+, the facilities, safety and teachers are the best. We missed all of them. Take care to all. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Norris	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	389	28	13.8	88.9%	161 (41.4%)	24 (6.2%)	163 (41.9%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.2%)	79.1	48^th of 345 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.4	32^nd of 413 public elementary schools	92.3%	16	36.7	51.7	67.2	51.0	57.0	48.3	56.9	51.0	52.1	$7,744
Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Norris St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	398	26	15.1	86.9%	154 (38.7%)	19 (4.8%)	192 (48.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	69.4	74^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.6%		87.5	37^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.0%	37	39.2	45.5	61.8	62.8	57.1	36.4	31.6	58.8	40.7	$7,685
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East Plains St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4445	268	19	13.9	79.9%	54 (20.1%)	20 (7.5%)	185 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	27	242^nd of 345 public elementary schools	29.9%		47.9	179^th of 413 public elementary schools	56.7%	63	22.0	36.8	23.1	39.0	33.1	26.3	23.1	22.0	23.7	$9,919
Barry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 Thornton St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 769-4300	357	24	14.6	91.9%	158 (44.3%)	30 (8.4%)	120 (33.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.5%)	57.3	110^th of 345 public elementary schools	68.1%		57.7	140^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.1%	30	40.5	53.5	43.1	42.9	46.8	31.0	32.8	47.6	36.1	$7,887
Parkview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 E. 14th St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	389	30	12.9	85.1%	66 (17.0%)	13 (3.3%)	294 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	33.5	210^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.1%		16.4	356^th of 413 public elementary schools	13.8%	146	20.0	32.3	47.3	32.0	36.5	24.2	36.4	30.7	30.2	$8,918
James Bickley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 West 14th St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	305	20	15.0	73.8%	28 (9.2%)	18 (5.9%)	243 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	13.6	330^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.3%		20.7	334^th of 413 public elementary schools	19.1%	4		15.6	38.5	23.6	24.1		20.5	16.4	12.7	$8,391
Sandia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Lore St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	338	24	14.3	85.8%	62 (18.3%)	15 (4.4%)	244 (72.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	50	134^th of 345 public elementary schools	61.2%		31.2	266^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.6%	132	24.1	50.0	50.0	46.3	48.8	32.8	25.0	35.2	31.5	$8,341
La Casita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Davis St	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	484	31	15.6		24 (5.0%)	9 (1.9%)	447 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	19.1	303^rd of 345 public elementary schools	12.2%		35	242^nd of 413 public elementary schools	41.4%	61	18.2	28.1	33.9	33.3	31.4	10.0	22.7	24.7	18.5	$10,544
Arts Academy At Bella Vista	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Cesar Chavez Dr	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	444	29	15.2	76.8%	41 (9.2%)	43 (9.7%)	337 (75.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	20.3	293^rd of 345 public elementary schools	15.1%		29.3	280^th of 413 public elementary schools	32.2%	13	19.4	21.1	45.0	31.3	31.5	10.5	21.3	25.4	18.6	$9,881
Texico Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	246	18	13.5		120 (48.8%)	5 (2.0%)	114 (46.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	98.7	5^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.5	10^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.6%	5	67.6	80.0	79.5		84.7	71.4	66.7	89.2	75.7	$10,319

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Elementary?

Students at Mesa Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 41% White, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Mesa Elementary a good school?

Mesa Elementary ranks 48^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W D Gattis Middle School
High : Clovis High

What district is Mesa Elementary in?

Clovis

How many students attend Mesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Mesa Elementary.

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