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Esperanza Elementary

Q: Is Esperanza Elementary a good school?

Esperanza Elementary ranks 197 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Esperanza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Esperanza Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary?

Students at Esperanza Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 34% American Indian, 14% White, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mesa View Middle School High : Piedra Vista High

Public Grades K-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary is a public elementary school in Farmington, New Mexico, serving 449 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.

Esperanza Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is generally lower than the Farmington district and the state of New Mexico averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 42.06%, compared to 40.68% for Farmington and 44.19% for the state, while its Mathematics proficiency rate was 26.61%, compared to 25.2% for Farmington and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages across all grade levels.

Esperanza Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.03% to 100% in recent years. This is a key characteristic that differentiates the school from some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Country Club Elementary, which has a much lower free and reduced-price lunch rate of 34.91%. Additionally, the nearby schools in the Farmington district show a wide range of academic performance, with some schools, like Country Club Elementary, performing significantly better than Esperanza Elementary.

469

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,887

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Wildflower Dr
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8676

District: Farmington

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa View Middle School
High:	Piedra Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.7%

American Indian:

33.7%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

197^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	37.6	197 of 345	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	247 of 413	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	286 of 435	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	257 of 420	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	210 of 396	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	157 of 383	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	157 of 374	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	126 of 410	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.4	183 of 421	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	26.9	351 of 442	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	250 of 412	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	229 of 398	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	231 of 402	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	272 of 419	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.2	341 of 411	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	328 of 405	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.8	287 of 398	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	328 of 390	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	307 of 389	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	81 of 203	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	52 of 98	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	44 of 83	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	245 of 398	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	228 of 390	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	206 of 395	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	224 of 343	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	148 of 339	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	157 of 255	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	194 of 384	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	218 of 395	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	121 of 389	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	83 of 320	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	79 of 329	76.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	183 of 325	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	234 of 356	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	263 of 426	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	205 of 410	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	140 of 361	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	148 of 356	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	250 of 397	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	340 of 414	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	286 of 392	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	173 of 337	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	169 of 333	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	5.2	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	86 of 91	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	25 of 90	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	60 of 92	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	87 of 99	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	24 of 158	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	168 of 304	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	205 of 339	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	230 of 413	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	253 of 325	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	139 of 187	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+45 vs school

Native American (2025)68th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)60th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2024)38th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

Science25%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Esperanza teachers really care about students and work hard to give them the needed skills to be successful. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza Elementary

Is Esperanza Elementary a good school?

Esperanza Elementary ranks 197^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza Elementary?

Students at Esperanza Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 34% American Indian, 14% White, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Esperanza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Esperanza Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Esperanza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Esperanza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa View Middle School
High : Piedra Vista High

What district is Esperanza Elementary in?

Farmington

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