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Apache Elementary

Q: Is Apache Elementary a good school?

Apache Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Apache Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Apache Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Apache Elementary?

Students at Apache Elementary are 65% American Indian, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Apache Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apache Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tibbetts Middle School High : Farmington High

Public Grades K-5

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Apache Elementary is a public elementary school in Farmington, New Mexico, serving 448 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Farmington school district, which is ranked 64 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Apache Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the Farmington district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.42% of Apache Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.68% for the Farmington district and 44.19% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 17.62% of students proficient or better, compared to 25.2% for Farmington and 26.81% for the state. Apache Elementary also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for various student subgroups consistently in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Country Club Elementary, Esperanza Elementary, Mesa Verde Elementary, and Northeast Elementary generally outperform Apache Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. These higher-performing schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more socioeconomically advantaged student population. Apache Elementary's performance has also declined over the past several years, suggesting the need for comprehensive interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for all students.

375

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,685

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 West Apache
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8602

District: Farmington

Students who attend Apache Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tibbetts Middle School
High:	Farmington High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

64.8%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

315^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Farmington

64^th of 82Farmington 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	16.7	315 of 345	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	379 of 413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	396 of 435	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	368 of 420	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	343 of 396	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	244 of 383	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	220 of 374	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	268 of 410	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	204 of 421	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	21.6	382 of 442	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	258 of 412	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.9	330 of 398	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.6	374 of 402	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	338 of 419	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	325 of 411	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.1	258 of 405	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	231 of 398	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.6	306 of 390	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	344 of 389	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	194 of 223	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	366 of 398	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	357 of 390	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	321 of 395	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	290 of 343	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	171 of 339	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	234 of 384	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	311 of 395	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	224 of 389	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.6	26 of 329	92.1%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	299 of 325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	333 of 356	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	391 of 426	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	332 of 410	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	303 of 361	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	263 of 356	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.7	342 of 397	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	399 of 414	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	331 of 392	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	314 of 337	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	267 of 333	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	80 of 91	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	34 of 34	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	78 of 90	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	97 of 99	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	18 of 48	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	92 of 158	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	161 of 165	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.7	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	256 of 413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	232 of 325	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)42nd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2024)39th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)13th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)7th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	100.0%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	379^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.2%	64	18.0	20.9	35.4	23.0	26.4		20.0	24.6	17.6	$8,685
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	100.0%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%		33.7	248^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.0%	35	28.8	36.4	33.3	28.8	32.6	16.7	15.5	20.0	17.4	$8,007
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	100.0%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%		18.3	346^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.2%	120	20.6	30.4	29.0	42.0	33.8	15.2	24.2	40.6	26.2	$9,982
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	100.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%		71.2	93^rd of 413 public elementary schools	77.5%	43	29.0	35.1	57.8	46.8	46.0	13.4	42.2	45.7	33.2	$7,721
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2		225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.5	149^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.9%	38	31.3	37.1	49.5	37.5	41.5	21.4	36.3	27.5	28.5	$7,549
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	100.0%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%		19	338^th of 413 public elementary schools	18.2%	28		28.3	39.3	19.0	28.7	18.9	14.3		12.6	$9,453
Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	345	26	13.2	100.0%	54 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	28.3	230^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.3%		34.1	246^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.4%	16	26.8	31.6	42.1	37.5	37.1		14.0	26.4	17.2	$9,000
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8608	445	28	15.7	100.0%	146 (32.8%)	3 (0.7%)	143 (32.1%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	47.1	156^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.8%		67.1	110^th of 413 public elementary schools	73.4%	46	29.0	40.6	53.1	42.0	45.7	27.5	25.9	42.0	31.5	$8,878
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	469	31	15.3	100.0%	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	205 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	37.6	197^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.9%		33.7	247^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.2%	50	25.0	40.0	44.2	42.1	42.1	21.3	33.8	25.0	26.6	$7,887
Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Foothills Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8604	530	35	15.1		257 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	166 (31.3%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	92.3	20^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.8	26^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.7%	6	49.5	65.6	66.3	65.0	65.6	60.4	59.8	71.1	63.9	$7,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Apache Elementary

Is Apache Elementary a good school?

Apache Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Apache Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apache Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tibbetts Middle School
High : Farmington High

What is the racial makeup of Apache Elementary?

Students at Apache Elementary are 65% American Indian, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% White.

What district is Apache Elementary in?

Farmington

How many students attend Apache Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Apache Elementary.

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