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Mesa View Elementary

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Mesa View Elementary ranks 251 st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mesa View Elementary is a public elementary school in Grants, New Mexico, serving 477 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Grants school district, which is ranked 66 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mesa View Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (39.48%) and Mathematics (18.03%) below the state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Cubero Elementary and Bluewater Elementary, Mesa View's performance is generally lower. However, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learners performed relatively better, ranking in the top half of New Mexico schools in those categories.

Mesa View Elementary serves a high-needs population, with 97.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the nearby schools. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.5 to 12.4 students per teacher over the past three school years. While the consistent low performance is concerning, the subgroup differences and proximity to higher-performing schools suggest opportunities for collaboration and targeted support to improve the overall educational outcomes for the students at Mesa View Elementary.

465

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,316

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 East Washington
Grants, NM 87020

(505) 285-2717

District: Grants

Students who attend Mesa View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Alamitos Middle
High:	Grants High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

45.6%

Hispanic:

42.4%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (28% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

!Near the bottom of Grants's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

New Mexico avg35%

251^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Grants

66^th of 82Grants 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	25.9	251 of 345	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	226 of 413	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	271 of 435	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	304 of 420	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	264 of 396	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	266 of 383	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	278 of 374	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	290 of 410	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.1	239 of 421	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.2	257 of 442	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	230 of 412	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.8	303 of 398	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	346 of 402	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	353 of 419	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	360 of 411	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.9	267 of 405	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.5	319 of 398	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.8	292 of 390	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	285 of 389	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	83.4	32 of 223	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	37.3	137 of 191	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	125 of 203	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	170 of 398	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	246 of 390	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	310 of 395	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	279 of 343	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	68 of 255	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	111 of 384	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	158 of 395	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	184 of 389	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	116 of 320	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	142 of 329	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	236 of 325	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.7	123 of 356	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	244 of 426	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	259 of 410	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	210 of 361	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	227 of 356	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	242 of 397	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	283 of 414	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	248 of 392	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	160 of 337	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	185 of 333	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	52 of 90	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	69 of 92	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	93 of 99	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	27 of 48	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	62 of 158	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	116 of 304	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	186 of 413	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	208 of 325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	153 of 199	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+46 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2024)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)57th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2024)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)39th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Mesa View Elementary

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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
Mesa View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 East Washington	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2717	465	41	11.3	94.6%	31 (6.7%)	6 (1.3%)	197 (42.4%)	15 (3.2%)	212 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25.9	251^st of 345 public elementary schools	27.2%		38.5	226^th of 413 public elementary schools	45.3%	25	20.3	42.9	44.6	35.6	35.5	39.5	16.1	14.3	15.3	25.8	18.0	$10,316
Mount Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1607 Del Norte	Grants	87020	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2740	347	34	10.3	94.2%	38 (11.0%)	10 (2.9%)	115 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	179 (51.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	33.1	212^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.6%		38	231^st of 413 public elementary schools	44.1%	19	18.2	51.0	46.5	41.8	31.8	42.9	14.3		23.6	29.6	20.4	$8,740
Milan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	404 Sand	Milan	87021	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2727	410	37	11.0	98.8%	90 (22.0%)	13 (3.2%)	218 (53.2%)	3 (0.7%)	85 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.2	239^th of 345 public elementary schools	30.7%		25.5	299^th of 413 public elementary schools	27.6%	60	21.5	39.6	45.2	42.4	38.5	41.6	15.1	16.1	18.2	17.3	16.7	$10,237
San Rafael Elementary	Public	K-6	27 Mesa View St	San Rafael	87051	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2749	49	10	4.9	95.9%	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (69.4%)	2 (4.1%)	9 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						23.3						$15,001
Bluewater Elementary	Public	K-6	15 West Chess Rd	Bluewater	87005	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2694	63	11	5.7	61.9%	28 (44.4%)	3 (4.8%)	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				70.0	75.0	64.1					46.2	$13,064
Haak'u Community Academy	Public	K-8	44 Pinsbaari Drive	Pueblo of Acoma	87034	Cibola County	Haak'u Community Academy	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 934-4926	144	9	16.0	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cubero Elementary	Public	K-6	28 Baca Rd.	Cubero	87014	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2705	197	24	8.1	87.3%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.7%)	5 (2.5%)	161 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.7	121^st of 345 public elementary schools	64.9%		64.6	119^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.2%	2	28.6	37.0	54.6	42.9	38.5	42.7		54.6	60.7	30.8	37.9	$9,958
Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School	Public	K-6	I-40 Exit 63 North Frontage Rd	Prewitt	87045	McKinley County	Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 972-2769	222	14	15.8	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa View Elementary

How many students attend Mesa View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Mesa View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mesa View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Los Alamitos Middle
High : Grants High

What is the racial makeup of Mesa View Elementary?

Students at Mesa View Elementary are 46% American Indian, 42% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Mesa View Elementary in?

Grants

Is Mesa View Elementary a good school?

Mesa View Elementary ranks 251^st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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