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Ladera Del Norte Elementary

Q: Is Ladera Del Norte Elementary a good school?

Ladera Del Norte Elementary ranks 95 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ladera Del Norte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Ladera Del Norte Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ladera Del Norte Elementary?

Students at Ladera Del Norte Elementary are 45% White, 24% Hispanic, 21% American Indian, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ladera Del Norte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ladera Del Norte Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Tibbetts Middle School High : Farmington High

Public Grades K-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Ladera Del Norte Elementary is a K–5 school at 308 East 35th St in Farmington, NM, serving 504 students as part of Farmington Municipal Schools, with the second-largest elementary enrollment in its local comparison group. In 2025-2026 it ranked #95 of 346 New Mexico elementaries (73rd percentile, 4 stars) — a bright spot inside a district ranked 62nd of 87 statewide (29th percentile, 2 stars).

Academically, Ladera outperforms both its district and the state. Language arts proficiency is 50.19%, about 10 points above district, while math is 40.75% — roughly 16 points above district and 15 above state, making math instruction the school's strongest differentiator. Third-grade language arts (58.54%) and fifth-grade math (47.92%) are the internal peaks, and fifth-grade science (43.75%) also runs about 12 points above district and state. Fifth-grade language arts (41.67%) is the one strand at district level and slightly below state — the clearest gap to watch. Among nearby schools, Ladera ranks third of ten in its district, essentially tied on rank percentile with Northeast Elementary and trailing only Country Club Elementary (92nd percentile, 5 stars). Its closest neighbors are its weakest: McKinley Elementary (8th percentile) and Apache Elementary (7th percentile) are roughly a mile away yet score more than 23 points lower in both reading and math.

The school also carries the highest student-teacher ratio in the comparison group (16.2, up from 14.4 two years earlier) while still placing near the top in achievement. Its 2025-26 rebound followed a slide to the 46th percentile in 2024-25 and remains below its mid-2010s peak of 84th–90th percentile. Other watch items: English-learner students ranked at the 33rd percentile, well below the school's other groups, while special education students reached the 79th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-24. Several subgroup figures are suppressed or too small to read reliably.

504

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,549

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

308 East 35th St
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8605

District: Farmington Municipal Schools

Students who attend Ladera Del Norte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tibbetts Middle School
High:	Farmington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

23.6%

American Indian:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (45% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

95^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	61.9	95 of 346	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	40.7	187 of 345	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	149 of 413	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	110 of 435	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	95 of 420	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	64 of 396	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	47 of 383	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	36 of 374	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	85.1	40 of 410	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.6	47 of 421	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	64.7	134 of 442	69.7%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	101 of 412	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.9	127 of 398	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	89 of 402	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	135 of 419	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	127 of 411	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.8	77 of 405	81.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	61 of 398	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	88 of 390	77.4%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	61 of 389	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	149 of 223	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	102 of 203	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	100 of 252	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	155 of 398	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	108 of 390	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	106 of 395	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	86 of 343	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	42 of 339	87.6%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	93 of 273	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	220 of 384	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	146 of 395	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	66 of 389	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	43 of 320	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	20 of 329	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	124 of 256	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	170 of 325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	239 of 356	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	168 of 426	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	184 of 410	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	211 of 361	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	224 of 356	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	105 of 251	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	185 of 397	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	116 of 414	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	94 of 392	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	36 of 337	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	34 of 333	89.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	29 of 45	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	79 of 83	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.4	27 of 92	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	53 of 99	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	6 of 48	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	33 of 158	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	80 of 165	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	59 of 132	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	78 of 304	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	50.5	131 of 304	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	121 of 339	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	84 of 413	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	66 of 199	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	71 of 187	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)36th percentile-28 vs school

Foster Care (2022)33rd percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-31 vs school

Native American (2024)18th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

Mathematics41%+13 vs state

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Great school for my special needs child! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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