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Dexter Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Dexter Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dexter, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 358 students. The school is part of the Dexter District, which is ranked 71 out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dexter Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is consistently below the state averages across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 32%, compared to the state average of 44.19%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 23.33%, compared to the state average of 26.81%. The school's performance in Science is also below the state average, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 21.43% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 29.3%. Dexter Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for Hispanic and White students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Missouri Ave Elementary, Nancy Lopez Elementary, and Valley View Elementary, generally outperform Dexter Elementary in academic proficiency, with higher ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grades. Additionally, Dexter Elementary's overall performance, as measured by its statewide ranking, has declined over the past several years, from ranking 149 out of 421 New Mexico elementary schools in the 2014-2015 school year to ranking 260 out of 345 in the 2024-2025 school year.

330

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,105

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 West 1st
Dexter, NM 88230

(575) 734-5420

District: Dexter

Students who attend Dexter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dexter Middle
High:	Dexter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

White:

14.8%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (27% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

New Mexico avg35%

260^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 82Dexter 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	25.2	260 of 345	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	270 of 413	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	180 of 435	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	200 of 420	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	218 of 396	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	251 of 383	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	179 of 374	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.3	251 of 410	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.3	149 of 421	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	156 of 442	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	195 of 412	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.8	208 of 398	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.4	222 of 402	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.4	242 of 419	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	200 of 411	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	26.9	326 of 405	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	236 of 398	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.9	278 of 390	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.9	202 of 389	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	103 of 223	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	82 of 191	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	86 of 98	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	253 of 398	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	164 of 390	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	153 of 395	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	200 of 343	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	217 of 339	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	198 of 255	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	246 of 384	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	138 of 395	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	175 of 389	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	191 of 320	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	202 of 329	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	9.7	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	242 of 325	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	265 of 356	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.0	141 of 426	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	143 of 410	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	162 of 361	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	239 of 356	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	252 of 397	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	187 of 414	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	237 of 392	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	192 of 337	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	237 of 333	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	58.3	67 of 165	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	244 of 304	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	275 of 339	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	203 of 413	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	249 of 325	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	116 of 199	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.5	175 of 187	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile~ school

Female (2024)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2022)3rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-3 vs state

Science21%-8 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 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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Dexter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 West 1st	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	330	22	15.2	100.0%	49 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (84.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	260^th of 345 public elementary schools	24.6%		30.7	270^th of 413 public elementary schools	34.6%	10	21.4			31.0	30.0	35.7			32.0	12.1	20.0	42.9			23.3	$11,105
Hagerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	217	19	11.4	98.6%	30 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	43.7	175^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.3%		40.9	209^th of 413 public elementary schools	49.4%	34				38.1	39.0	47.8			41.2	42.9	22.0	39.1			31.8	$13,552
East Grand Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 East Grand Plains	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3350	201	30	6.8	100.0%	48 (23.9%)	1 (0.5%)	150 (74.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.3	178^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.4%		39.7	217^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.5%	39				39.3	56.5	35.5			42.7	25.0					20.7	$15,194
Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	12	16.3	100.0%	102 (52.0%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (44.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.4	18^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.8%		95.1	23^rd of 413 public elementary schools	94.4%	5	60.9	81.0	70.5	72.7	59.1		78.3	81.0	79.8	54.6	59.1	82.6	65.2	71.4	70.5	$10,411
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	606 West Oconnor Road	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3575	253	17	14.7	100.0%	26 (10.3%)	2 (0.8%)	222 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	329^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.6%		23.8	312^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.5%	17	24.1			16.3	24.3				20.2			24.1			10.1	$9,293
Lake Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 365-2000	67	8	8.0	100.0%	7 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									40.0							$56,570
Pecos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 East Hobbs St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3550	255	18	15.3	99.2%	15 (5.9%)	6 (2.4%)	234 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	114^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.0%		42.2	205^th of 413 public elementary schools	50.4%	91	26.2			60.6	54.6	45.2			52.8	27.3		40.5			29.6	$10,251
Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Gayle St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3475	373	27	15.1	100.0%	57 (15.3%)	3 (0.8%)	312 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30.8	216^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.4%		29.6	278^th of 413 public elementary schools	32.7%	62	14.6			44.9	49.2	25.5			40.6	23.2	23.8	16.4			21.4	$8,862
Nancy Lopez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 East Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3500	190	28	6.8	100.0%	18 (9.5%)	2 (1.1%)	170 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.6	64^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.4%		53.1	157^th of 413 public elementary schools	62.0%	93	50.0			42.3	68.0	50.0			53.5	38.5	48.0				39.4	$11,263
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 S Washington	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3600	388	28	15.3	99.7%	80 (20.6%)	10 (2.6%)	293 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	47	157^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.5%		58.3	137^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.8%	20	38.6			38.6	42.9	52.9			44.8	27.1	20.6	37.1			28.6	$8,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Dexter Elementary

Is Dexter Elementary a good school?

Dexter Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Dexter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Dexter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dexter Elementary?

Students at Dexter Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 15% White.

What district is Dexter Elementary in?

Dexter

What schools do graduates of Dexter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dexter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dexter Middle
High : Dexter High

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