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Vado Elementary

Q: Is Vado Elementary a good school?

Vado Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.2% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Vado Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Vado Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Vado Elementary?

Students at Vado Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Vado Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vado Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Gadsden Middle High : Gadsden High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Vado Elementary is a PK–6 school in Vado, NM, part of Gadsden Independent Schools, serving 415 students in a community where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In 2025–2026, it ranked 276th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools, at the 20th percentile with 1 star, a slight rebound from 2024–2025 when it was 316th of 345, at the 8th percentile with 0 stars. This is far below its historical performance: it was a 3-star school in 2016–2017 and 2018–2019. It is also bottom-tier locally; North Valley Elementary, about 4 miles away, is at the 78th percentile with 4 stars, while Berino Elementary is similarly low at the 23rd percentile with 1 star.

Academically, 2025–2026 all-grade ELA proficiency was 27.69% compared with 43.1% in the district and 44.66% statewide; all-grade math was 21.54% compared with 32.47% in the district and 27.85% statewide; and 5th grade science was 13.46% compared with 28.38% in the district and 32.24% statewide. Fifth grade is the clearest academic emergency: ELA is under 20%, and math and science are around 13%, far below nearby high-performing schools. Fourth grade math is a relative bright spot, exceeding both district and state averages, but fourth grade ELA is very weak. Sixth grade math is closer to the state average yet far below the district, and third grade math is under 20%.

Poverty is not a unique explanation: many nearby schools also report 100% free/reduced lunch yet perform much better, including North Valley Elementary, La Union Elementary, and Loma Linda Elementary. Vado’s student-teacher ratio of 12.5 is also not an outlier. Most student groups show low effectiveness, but English-language learners improved to the 35th percentile with 2 stars in 2023–2024, and low-income students reached the 47th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026 after a 9th percentile, 0-star year. The largest concerns are 5th grade across all subjects, 4th grade ELA, and overall ELA. The most promising signals are 4th grade math, the 2025–2026 rank rebound, and those recent subgroup gains.

415

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,558

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 Holguin Rd
Vado, NM 88072

(575) 882-6203

District: Gadsden Independent Schools

Students who attend Vado Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gadsden Middle
High:	Gadsden High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

New Mexico avg36%

276^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Gadsden Independent Schools

54^th of 87Gadsden Independent 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	23.7	276 of 346	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	316 of 345	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	298 of 413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	278 of 435	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	294 of 420	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	167 of 396	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	260 of 383	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	142 of 374	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.3	233 of 410	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	306 of 421	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.9	238 of 442	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.4	293 of 412	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	291 of 398	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	212 of 402	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	150 of 419	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.0	192 of 411	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.9	221 of 405	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.6	324 of 398	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	295 of 390	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	145 of 223	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	168 of 191	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	165 of 203	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	22 of 98	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.6	52 of 83	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	194 of 252	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	233 of 398	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	225 of 390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	237 of 395	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	115 of 343	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	230 of 339	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	216 of 273	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	237 of 255	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	271 of 384	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	256 of 395	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	253 of 389	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	122 of 320	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	214 of 329	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	136 of 256	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.1	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	243 of 356	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	250 of 426	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	250 of 410	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	104 of 361	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.5	214 of 356	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	199 of 251	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	309 of 397	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	308 of 414	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	287 of 392	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	164 of 337	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	234 of 333	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	134 of 158	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	256 of 304	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	292 of 304	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	295 of 413	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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)15th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics22%-6 vs state

Science13%-19 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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-ASR Science All Grades	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 6th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Vado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Holguin Rd	Vado	88072	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	415	33	12.5	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	276^th of 346 public elementary schools	20.2%		16.7	316^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.4%	40	13.5		37.8	29.8	< 20%	33.3	27.7	< 20%	31.9	13.5	31.4	21.5	$10,558
North Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Cascade Ave	San Miguel	88058	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	338	31	10.8	100.0%	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	326 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.8	77^th of 346 public elementary schools	77.7%		71.1	69^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.0%	8	36.7		47.5	58.3	46.9	64.6	54.3	25.0	55.6	46.9	70.8	50.3	$10,326
Berino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	455 Shrode Rd	Anthony	88021	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	300	28	10.6	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	294 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	266^th of 346 public elementary schools	23.1%		19.2	302^nd of 345 public elementary schools	12.5%	36	< 20%	< 20%	33.3	45.2	30.3	31.0	35.2	17.8	< 20%	< 20%	28.6	19.1	$10,604
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1440 Hwy 478	Sunland Park	88063	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-3050	379	27	14.0	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49.6	150^th of 346 public elementary schools	56.6%		37.5	198^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.6%	48	29.8		41.3	42.0	48.9	46.6	44.8	21.7	38.0	36.2	55.2	38.8	$9,279
Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Church St	Anthony	88021	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	163	16	10.1	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						51.4					62.2		$10,061
Loma Linda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1451 Donaldson Ave	Anthony	88021	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	398	30	13.2	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	386 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.8	102^nd of 346 public elementary schools	70.5%		53	125^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.8%	23	36.5		53.6	46.3	47.3		48.6	39.3	31.3	68.9		46.7	$10,935
La Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	875 Mercantile	Anthony	88021	Doña Ana County	Gadsden Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	340	24	14.0	100.0%	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.5	55^th of 346 public elementary schools	84.1%		68.3	77^th of 345 public elementary schools	77.7%	22	50.0		58.8	61.9	51.9	58.2	57.4	35.3	38.1	64.8	54.6	49.0	$10,430
Tombaugh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Carver Rd	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9575	565	47	12.1	99.6%	56 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	491 (86.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	65.3	86^th of 346 public elementary schools	75.1%		63.6	90^th of 345 public elementary schools	73.9%	4	45.4		40.0	63.0	57.3		54.0	17.3	50.6	53.1		41.7	$9,882
Mesilla Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	955 West Union Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9615	311	32	9.5	100.0%	26 (8.4%)	4 (1.3%)	273 (87.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	52.2	138^th of 346 public elementary schools	60.1%		69.9	72^nd of 345 public elementary schools	79.1%	66	33.3		44.2	41.3	58.3		47.2	25.6	41.3	50.0		38.4	$10,652
University Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 South Locust St	Las Cruces	88001	Doña Ana County	Las Cruces Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9649	363	32	11.3	100.0%	54 (14.9%)	21 (5.8%)	270 (74.4%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	30.9	236^th of 346 public elementary schools	31.8%		44	172^nd of 345 public elementary schools	50.1%	64	23.9		50.0	48.8	34.1		44.2	25.6	19.5	18.2		21.1	$11,880

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