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Mesa Verde Elementary

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Mesa Verde Elementary ranks 156 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Verde Elementary is a public elementary school in Farmington, New Mexico, serving 425 students in grades K-5. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Farmington school district, which is ranked 64 out of 82 districts in the state.

Mesa Verde Elementary has consistently ranked among the top 25% of elementary schools in New Mexico, with a ranking as high as 23rd out of 396 schools in the 2018-2019 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the Farmington district and the state average, with 45.66% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 31.51% proficient or better in mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has particularly strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Native American students, ranking 66th out of 255 New Mexico elementary schools for Hispanic students and 3rd out of 90 for Native American students in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby elementary schools in the Farmington district, such as Esperanza Elementary, McCormick Elementary, and Bluffview Elementary, Mesa Verde stands out as a higher-performing school, particularly in academic achievement and student-teacher ratio. This suggests that Mesa Verde may be a desirable option for families in the Farmington area seeking a high-performing elementary school for their children.

445

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,878

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3801 College Blvd
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8608

District: Farmington

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Heights Middle School
High:	Piedra Vista High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.8%

Hispanic:

32.1%

American Indian:

24.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2019 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2019) to 55th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

156^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	47.1	156 of 345	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	110 of 413	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	91 of 435	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	84 of 420	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	23 of 396	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	60 of 383	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	67 of 374	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	100 of 410	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	64.7	106 of 421	74.8%	★★★★☆
2014	36.1	293 of 442	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.1	167 of 412	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	148 of 398	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	155 of 402	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	138 of 419	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.7	78 of 411	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.5	40 of 405	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.5	49 of 398	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	54 of 390	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	59 of 389	84.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	69.0	63 of 223	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	43 of 191	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	49 of 203	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	113 of 398	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	90 of 390	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	66 of 395	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	13 of 343	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	54 of 339	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	66 of 255	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	134 of 384	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.2	41 of 395	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	44 of 389	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	18 of 320	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	15 of 329	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	141 of 325	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	110 of 356	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	115 of 426	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	70 of 410	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	57 of 361	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	51 of 356	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	135 of 397	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	90 of 414	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	104 of 392	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	40 of 337	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	40 of 333	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.2	22 of 91	75.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.6	3 of 90	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	17 of 92	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	48 of 99	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.1	12 of 158	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	39.9	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	101 of 304	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	146 of 339	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.0	61 of 413	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	123 of 325	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	19 of 199	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	59.4	69 of 187	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)97th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)66th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)40th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Mathematics32%+5 vs state

Science29%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Verde Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mesa Verde Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa Verde Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heights Middle School
High : Piedra Vista High

How many students attend Mesa Verde Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Mesa Verde Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Verde Elementary?

Students at Mesa Verde Elementary are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 24% American Indian, 9% Two or more races.

Is Mesa Verde Elementary a good school?

Mesa Verde Elementary ranks 156^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mesa Verde Elementary in?

Farmington

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