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Apache Elementary

Q: Is Apache Elementary a good school?

Apache Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% 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

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Apache Elementary is a K–5 school in Farmington, New Mexico, serving 375 students as part of Farmington Municipal Schools. The district ranks 62nd of 87 statewide (29th percentile), but Apache's own position is far lower: in 2025–2026 it ranked 323rd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools, placing it in the 7th percentile with 0 stars.

In 2025–2026, 27.59% of Apache students were proficient in Language Arts and 16% in Mathematics, with 5th-grade science at 20.63% — all below district and state averages. Among nearby Farmington schools, Apache's Language Arts proficiency is second-lowest, above only McKinley Elementary, and its math proficiency is second-lowest, above only Bluffview Elementary. Country Club Elementary reached 66.91% in Language Arts and 56.83% in math; Northeast Elementary and Ladera Del Norte Elementary sit in the 73rd percentile, Mesa Verde Elementary in the 59th, and Esperanza Elementary in the 54th. Against the average of nine nearby same-district elementaries, Apache is about 16.8 points lower in Language Arts and 15.3 points lower in math. Math is the sharper weakness, including 4th grade at 12.07%. Notably, Apache has the lowest student-teacher ratio locally (11.2 in 2024–2025, versus 13.1 to 16.2 nearby), yet outcomes remain among the lowest.

Rank history shows a long slide: Apache was near the 52nd percentile in 2014–2015 and 41st in 2016–2017, and has been in the bottom decile every year since 2021–2022. Raw scores did improve from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026 (Language Arts from 20% to 27.59%, math from 10% to 16%), but the school remains far below district and state levels. Free/reduced lunch was 100% in 2024–2025, a shared context locally, with Kirtland Elementary among the peers reporting the same. One relative bright spot is the school's effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students (39th percentile in 2023–2024, 42nd in 2021–2022), well above its overall rank in those years. Native American students' subgroup rank was 0th percentile in 2024–2025, and low-SES students' rank ranged from 6th to 10th recently; subgroup figures for smaller groups can be volatile.

375

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,685

Per pupil spending ?

58.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

700 West Apache
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8602

District: Farmington Municipal Schools

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 — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

323^rd of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Farmington Municipal Schools

62^nd of 87Farmington Municipal Schools 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
2026	13.9	323 of 346	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.1	238 of 252	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.3	231 of 256	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.1	232 of 251	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.1	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

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

White (2024)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)7th percentile~ school

Native American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	58.7%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	13.9	323^rd of 346 public elementary schools	6.6%		16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%	8	20.6	30.0	32.8	22.2	28.1	< 20%	12.1	25.4	16.3	$8,685
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	51.8%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	14.2	320^th of 346 public elementary schools	7.5%		22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%	37	19.1	37.8	29.2	15.9	27.2	21.6	15.4	14.6	17.2	$8,007
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	59.2%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	19.2	302^nd of 346 public elementary schools	12.7%		28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%	76	21.3	29.6	44.4	26.2	34.7	16.7	19.8	21.3	19.4	$9,982
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	52.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	62.9	93^rd of 346 public elementary schools	73.1%		49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%	43	48.0	40.3	52.1	58.7	50.9	31.3	33.7	68.0	43.9	$7,721
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2	36.3%	225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	61.9	95^th of 346 public elementary schools	72.5%		40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%	92	43.6	59.5	52.3	41.5	50.6	38.0	34.9	47.9	40.5	$7,549
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	56.1%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	21.9	287^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.1%		17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	27.3	46.3	34.6	30.2	37.0	13.0	< 20%	15.1	9.3	$9,453
Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	1612 Hutton Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8601	345	26	13.2	65.2%	54 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.3%)	28.7	247^th of 346 public elementary schools	28.6%		28.3	230^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.3%	17	15.6	37.8	48.2	37.5	41.2	< 20%	19.6	32.8	22.4	$9,000
Mesa Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 College Blvd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8608	445	28	15.7	37.1%	146 (32.8%)	3 (0.7%)	143 (32.1%)	4 (0.9%)	109 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	51.5	142^nd of 346 public elementary schools	59.0%		47.1	156^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.8%	14	40.5	41.7	46.5	50.0	46.2	26.4	33.8	47.4	36.2	$8,878
Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Wildflower Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8676	469	31	15.3	50.3%	66 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	205 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.9%)	47.9	160^th of 346 public elementary schools	53.8%		37.6	197^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.9%	37	30.7	42.2	53.4	51.4	48.7	27.7	31.5	40.5	33.0	$7,887
Country Club Elementary	Public	K-5	5300 Foothills Dr	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8604	530	35	15.1	22.8%	257 (48.5%)	5 (0.9%)	166 (31.3%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	89	26^th of 346 public elementary schools	92.5%		92.3	20^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.2%	6	47.8	64.3	74.8	63.7	67.9	47.6	57.6	67.0	57.7	$7,570

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