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Peralta Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6
172nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 50% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Peralta Elementary is a PK–6 school in Los Lunas Public Schools in Los Lunas, NM, serving 227 students in a high-poverty community where 100% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. It has a 14.1 student–teacher ratio, lower than every nearby same-district elementary school. In 2025–26, it ranked 172nd of 346 schools statewide (50th percentile, 3 stars), while the district ranked 63rd of 87 districts (28th percentile, 2 stars).

In 2025–26, the school’s combined all-grade proficiency was 44.93% in Language Arts and 26.09% in Math. That is above district and state averages in Language Arts, and above district/state in math on the combined metric but slightly below on the NM-MSSA math view. Results vary by grade. Fourth-grade Language Arts (68.18%), fifth-grade Language Arts (54.05%), fourth-grade math (40.91%), and fifth-grade math (37.84%) are all above district and state. Third-grade math is under 20%, while sixth-grade Language Arts (26.32%) and sixth-grade math (23.68%) are well below district and state. Fifth-grade science is 29.73%, slightly above district but below state.

Compared with nearby same-district schools, the school is mid-pack: fourth of ten in Language Arts but sixth of ten in math. Bosque Farms Elementary (82nd percentile; 60.59% Language Arts, 43.64% math) and Katherine Gallegos Elementary (77th percentile; 56.79% Language Arts, 44.44% math) substantially outperform it despite also serving 100% free/reduced lunch and having higher student–teacher ratios. The school’s smaller size and lower ratio have not by themselves produced top-tier results. A clear strength is its low-income student subgroup, which ranked at the 76th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, above the school’s overall 50th percentile. Math overall, third-grade math, and sixth-grade Language Arts and math are the main areas to watch.

227
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,861
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3645 Hwy 47
       Los Lunas, NM  87031

(505) 866-8231

District: Los Lunas Public Schools


Students who attend Peralta Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Valencia Middle School
High:    Valencia High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.2%
White:
14.5%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the New Mexico median (50th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg35%
New Mexico avg36%
172nd of 346
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 10Elementary Schools in the Los Lunas Public Schools
63rd of 87Los Lunas Public 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202645.1172 of 34650.3%★★★☆☆
202552.9126 of 34563.5%★★★☆☆
202446.9190 of 41354.0%★★★☆☆
202373.1105 of 43575.9%★★★★☆
202285.543 of 42089.8%★★★★☆
201942.0214 of 39646.0%★★☆☆☆
201855.0144 of 38362.4%★★★☆☆
201740.7202 of 37446.0%★★☆☆☆
201639.7237 of 41042.2%★★☆☆☆
201559.1132 of 42168.6%★★★☆☆
201471.397 of 44278.1%★★★★☆
201373.695 of 41276.9%★★★★☆
201277.069 of 39882.7%★★★★☆
201174.085 of 40278.9%★★★★☆
201078.765 of 41984.5%★★★★☆
200961.9136 of 41166.9%★★★☆☆
200853.7169 of 40558.3%★★★☆☆
200741.4229 of 39842.5%★★☆☆☆
200655.9157 of 39059.7%★★★☆☆
200559.4135 of 38965.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202463.374 of 22366.8%★★★☆☆
202265.441 of 20379.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202647.2114 of 25254.8%★★★☆☆
202440.8195 of 39851.0%★★★☆☆
202371.8100 of 39074.4%★★★★☆
202280.348 of 39587.8%★★★★☆
201928.7255 of 34325.7%★☆☆☆☆
201839.7195 of 33942.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202645.0143 of 27347.6%★★☆☆☆
202562.573 of 25571.4%★★★★☆
202455.5139 of 38463.8%★★★☆☆
202372.691 of 39577.0%★★★★☆
202278.137 of 38990.5%★★★★★
201940.1194 of 32039.4%★★☆☆☆
201856.0127 of 32961.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202661.661 of 25676.2%★★★★☆
202556.5104 of 32568.0%★★★☆☆
202448.7164 of 35653.9%★★★☆☆
202383.962 of 42685.4%★★★★☆
202292.811 of 41097.3%★★★★★
201952.0153 of 36157.6%★★★☆☆
201867.379 of 35677.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202643.2130 of 25148.2%★★☆☆☆
202452.7149 of 39762.5%★★★☆☆
202368.9111 of 41473.2%★★★★☆
202282.336 of 39290.8%★★★★★
201970.270 of 33779.2%★★★★☆
201871.562 of 33381.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202326.068 of 8318.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202641.4162 of 30446.7%★★☆☆☆
202551.0128 of 30457.9%★★★☆☆
202430.3224 of 33933.9%★★☆☆☆
202372.0102 of 41375.3%★★★★☆
202253.2140 of 32556.9%★★★☆☆
201926.1159 of 19920.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.3132 of 18729.4%★★☆☆☆
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)76th percentile+26 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile-58 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts45%~ state avg
Science30%-3 vs state
Mathematics26%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Open Quote The teachers here are awesome. I sent my children there and now my grandchildren go there.
Sadly enough though some of the teachers my children had are now retiring. Mr. Garcia was the best. Thankfully my children were fortunate enough to get him and so did 1 of my grandchildren.
Mr. Chavez and Ms.McGowen were great too. There are so many others there including the office staff. So helpful everyone. I know my children were and my grand children are in great hands. Close Quote





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Students who attend Peralta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valencia Middle School
High : Valencia High

Peralta Elementary ranks 172nd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Peralta Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Peralta Elementary.

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Latest New Mexico data All new data »
2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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