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Gadsden Elementary

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Gadsden Elementary ranks 198 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Gadsden Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sunland Park, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 399 students. The school is part of the Gadsden District, which is ranked 60 out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gadsden Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the state averages across all grades and subjects, with particularly weak performance in 3rd grade. However, the school performs better in 4th and 6th grade English Language Arts (ELA), with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, Hispanic students, and students not from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing better than their peers.

Gadsden Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from being ranked 96th out of 383 New Mexico elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 198th out of 345 in 2024-2025. When compared to other elementary schools in the Gadsden District, such as North Valley Elementary and Anthony Elementary, Gadsden Elementary generally performs worse, with lower test scores and statewide rankings.

379

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,279

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1440 Hwy 478
Sunland Park, NM 88063

(575) 882-3050

District: Gadsden

Students who attend Gadsden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gadsden Middle
High:	Gadsden High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

1.1%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2014 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

198^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Gadsden

60^th of 82Gadsden 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	37.5	198 of 345	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	196 of 413	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	164 of 435	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	130 of 420	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	109 of 396	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	96 of 383	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	74 of 374	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	90 of 410	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	59.4	130 of 421	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.9	179 of 442	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	160 of 412	61.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	165 of 223	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	149 of 191	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	126 of 203	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	56 of 98	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	124 of 398	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	116 of 390	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	125 of 395	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	109 of 343	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	111 of 339	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	142 of 255	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	174 of 384	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	121 of 395	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	88 of 389	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	53 of 320	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	50 of 329	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	177 of 325	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	171 of 356	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	123 of 426	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	72 of 410	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	47 of 361	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	34 of 356	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	218 of 397	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	215 of 414	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	133 of 392	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	79 of 337	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	78 of 333	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	202 of 304	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	173 of 413	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2024)69th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)45th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Science38%+9 vs state

Mathematics28%~ 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 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
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1440 Hwy 478	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	37.5	198^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.6%		45.5	196^th of 413 public elementary schools	52.5%	2	37.9	25.5	53.2	34.5	40.3	38.1	13.7	40.4	25.9	32.3	28.0	$9,279
Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Church St	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	63.6	89^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.2%		74.8	79^th of 413 public elementary schools	80.9%	10	40.3			46.8	41.8	44.2			61.0	45.6	53.2	$10,061
Loma Linda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1451 Donaldson Ave	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	53	125^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.2	112^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.9%	13		36.9	52.1			44.0	26.2	48.0			36.3	$10,935
Berino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	455 Shrode Rd	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	19.2	302^nd of 345 public elementary schools	12.5%		32.3	257^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.8%	45		37.2	35.1	23.3	20.5	29.0					12.4	$10,604
La Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	875 Mercantile	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	68.3	77^th of 345 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.5	82^nd of 413 public elementary schools	80.1%	5	35.1	52.3	60.0	54.4	52.5	55.1	34.1	29.1	57.9	57.5	44.4	$10,430
Vado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Holguin Rd	Vado	88072	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	16.7	316^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.4%		25.9	298^th of 413 public elementary schools	27.8%	18	16.1	20.4	20.0	21.4	37.9	25.5	27.8	16.4	16.1	19.7	19.9	$10,558
Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Commerciantes	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	484	38	12.7	100.0%	32 (6.6%)	8 (1.7%)	441 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.9	107^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.0%		48.1	178^th of 413 public elementary schools	56.9%	71	35.7	51.4	47.8	52.4	62.7	54.1	28.4	29.9	35.7	42.2	34.2	$8,637
North Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Cascade Ave	San Miguel	88058	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	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%)	71.1	69^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.0%		54.7	150^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.7%	81	42.0	51.2	56.3	60.0	58.7	56.7	20.9	37.5	62.0	56.5	44.9	$10,326
Desert Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	290 East Lisa	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	479	33	14.4	100.0%	16 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	455 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.5	148^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.1%		47	189^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.2%	41	25.0	34.7	40.0	25.0	57.1	39.0	22.2	34.6	53.1	79.4	46.9	$8,800
Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Lisa Dr	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	437	34	12.8	100.0%	22 (5.0%)	8 (1.8%)	406 (92.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.1	249^th of 345 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.8	260^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.0%	11	20.7	39.6	35.2	31.0	40.0	36.4	18.9	14.8	15.5	36.7	21.8	$9,456

Frequently Asked Questions about Gadsden Elementary

What district is Gadsden Elementary in?

Gadsden

Is Gadsden Elementary a good school?

Gadsden Elementary ranks 198^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gadsden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gadsden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gadsden Middle
High : Gadsden High

What is the racial makeup of Gadsden Elementary?

Students at Gadsden Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Gadsden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Gadsden Elementary.

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