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Esperanza Elementary

Q: Is Esperanza Elementary a good school?

Esperanza Elementary ranks 160 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza Elementary is a mid-sized K–5 school serving 469 students on Wildflower Drive in Farmington, New Mexico, a Four Corners community where it is part of Farmington Municipal Schools, a district that ranks in the bottom third of New Mexico districts (29th percentile, 2 stars). Esperanza itself sits at the 54th percentile statewide with 3 stars — a clear step above its own district.

Among the ten Farmington elementaries it is usually compared with, Esperanza ranks fifth. Only Country Club Elementary (92nd percentile, 5 stars), Northeast Elementary (73rd) and Ladera Del Norte Elementary (73rd) score higher, while Animas Elementary, Bluffview Elementary, McKinley Elementary and Apache Elementary sit far lower. Esperanza's reading and math proficiency (48.7% and 33.04%) beat both its district (41.77% and 27.36%) and the state (44.66% and 27.85%). It reports the same 100% free/reduced lunch profile as several nearby schools that score 12 to 22 points lower in reading, so its results stand out against similar local intakes.

The improvement has been steady: Esperanza's statewide percentile rose from 34 in 2022–23 to 43 and then 54, its best mark since 2015–16. Reading is the strength, with fourth- and fifth-grade ELA beating district and state; third-grade ELA (41.67%) is the one grade below both benchmarks, making early literacy the clearest lever. Math trails its closest academic peers by 7 to 11 points, and fifth-grade science (30.67%) lags Country Club and Ladera Del Norte by wide margins. Special education results are a standout at the 85th percentile, though low-income students (39th percentile) sit below the school average, and single-year subgroup swings should be read with caution.

469

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,887

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

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.

4501 Wildflower Dr
Farmington, NM 87401

(505) 599-8676

District: Farmington Municipal Schools

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: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

160^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	47.9	160 of 346	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.7	185 of 252	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.2	105 of 273	61.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	40.0	156 of 256	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.4	117 of 251	53.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.4	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	72.2	59 of 304	80.6%	★★★★☆
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

White (2026)81st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

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

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Native American (2026)41st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-27 vs school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%+4 vs state

Mathematics33%+5 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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