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Bayard Elementary

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Bayard Elementary ranks 83 rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Bayard Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bayard, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 163 students. The school is part of the Cobre District, which is ranked 36 out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bayard Elementary has shown steady academic improvement over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 345th out of 396 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 83rd out of 345 in 2024-2025. The school outperformed the Cobre District and the state of New Mexico in the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) for all grades in 2024-2025. However, Bayard Elementary lags behind the Cobre District and the state in Mathematics proficiency. The school has also performed well for certain student subgroups, such as female students and Hispanic students, as well as for low socioeconomic status students, but struggled with supporting English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby schools, Hurley Elementary has consistently outperformed Bayard Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, while San Lorenzo Elementary has also shown strong academic performance. Central Elementary, the closest school to Bayard Elementary, has struggled academically. Bayard Elementary's low Mathematics proficiency and its low ranking for English Language Learner students suggest areas for improvement, but the school's low student-teacher ratio and strong performance for low socioeconomic status students indicate that it is effectively leveraging its resources to support its high-need student population.

156

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,521

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Park St
Bayard, NM 88023

(575) 537-4011

District: Cobre

Students who attend Bayard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Snell Middle
High:	Cobre High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

83^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Cobre

36^th of 82Cobre 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	67.3	83 of 345	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	161 of 413	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	234 of 435	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	288 of 420	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	345 of 396	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	322 of 383	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	307 of 374	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	254 of 410	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.6	287 of 421	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.8	381 of 442	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	306 of 412	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.7	172 of 398	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.7	209 of 402	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.1	145 of 419	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	175 of 411	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.6	228 of 405	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.4	168 of 398	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	127 of 390	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.5	148 of 389	62.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	28.3	160 of 203	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	60.6	116 of 398	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	196 of 390	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	203 of 395	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	276 of 339	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	142 of 384	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	194 of 395	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	256 of 389	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	267 of 320	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	257 of 329	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	66 of 325	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	149 of 356	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	207 of 426	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	245 of 410	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	304 of 361	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	292 of 356	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	161 of 397	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	214 of 414	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	62 of 158	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	103 of 304	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	190 of 339	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	237 of 413	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	254 of 325	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)71st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)61st percentile~ school

Male (2024)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+8 vs state

Mathematics20%-6 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-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 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 All Grades	Total
Bayard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Park St	Bayard	88023	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	156	15	10.3	100.0%	16 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	83^rd of 345 public elementary schools	75.9%		52	161^st of 413 public elementary schools	61.0%	78		45.8	46.7	65.0		52.5					20.3	$14,521
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Cedar St	Santa Clara	88026	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	133	12	11.1	100.0%	7 (5.3%)	1 (0.8%)	125 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		41.2				30.0						$14,745
Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Carasco Ave	Hurley	88043	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	114	13	8.9	100.0%	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.1	32^nd of 345 public elementary schools	90.7%		82.4	60^th of 413 public elementary schools	85.5%	28	61.1	62.5		61.1		71.7	56.3		44.4		47.8	$14,663
G.W.Stout Elementary	Public	1-6	2601 North Silver St	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2100	334	22	15.2	99.7%	50 (15.0%)	4 (1.2%)	273 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	49.1	140^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.4%		56.6	142^nd of 413 public elementary schools	65.6%	2	17.3	43.4	56.6	32.7	59.3	48.4	26.4	32.1	25.0	55.9	35.5	$9,874
Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K	405 West 6th	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2150	123	10	12.6	100.0%	27 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)								(n/a)												$12,088
Jose Barrios Elementary	Public	1-6	1625 Little Walnut	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2120	199	15	13.0	99.5%	58 (29.1%)	1 (0.5%)	125 (62.8%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	69.2	76^th of 345 public elementary schools	78.0%		72.4	87^th of 413 public elementary schools	78.9%	11	58.3	58.5	48.7	63.9	56.5	56.9	24.4	32.4	52.8	47.8	38.0	$9,483
Harrison Schmitt Elementary	Public	1-6	4042 Hwy 90 SW	Silver City	88061	Grant County	Silver City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 956-2170	337	25	13.4	100.0%	89 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	45.5	166^th of 345 public elementary schools	51.9%		38.7	224^th of 413 public elementary schools	45.8%	58		34.4	65.0	27.9	38.9	40.3		47.5		35.2	22.9	$8,850
San Lorenzo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5 Galaz St	San Lorenzo	88041	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	78	7	11.2	100.0%	36 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (47.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)			78.6			65.5					27.6	$15,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayard Elementary

What district is Bayard Elementary in?

Cobre

How many students attend Bayard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 156 students attended Bayard Elementary.

Is Bayard Elementary a good school?

Bayard Elementary ranks 83^rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bayard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bayard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Snell Middle
High : Cobre High

What is the racial makeup of Bayard Elementary?

Students at Bayard Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 10% White.

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