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Peralta Elementary

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Peralta Elementary ranks 126 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Peralta Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 232 students. The school is part of the Los Lunas School District, which is ranked 65 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peralta Elementary consistently outperforms the Los Lunas district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, Peralta Elementary had 54.84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.93% for the Los Lunas district and 44.19% for the state. In mathematics, Peralta Elementary had 28.23% of students proficient or better, compared to 27.63% for the Los Lunas district and 26.81% for the state. Peralta Elementary's performance in science is also noteworthy, with 23.08% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 23.23% for the Los Lunas district and 29.3% for the state. The school has consistently strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners.

Peralta Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.6 to 14.9 students per teacher over the past three school years, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. The school has also shown a consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past several years, moving from a ranking of 214 out of 396 New Mexico elementary schools in 2018-2019 to a ranking of 126 out of 345 in 2024-2025. Peralta Elementary outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Los Lunas district, particularly in academic proficiency, and serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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

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 — 78th percentile in 2014 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

126^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Los Lunas

65^th of 82Los Lunas 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	52.9	126 of 345	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	190 of 413	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	105 of 435	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	43 of 420	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	214 of 396	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	144 of 383	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.7	202 of 374	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	237 of 410	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.1	132 of 421	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.3	97 of 442	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	95 of 412	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	69 of 398	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	85 of 402	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	65 of 419	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	61.9	136 of 411	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	169 of 405	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.4	229 of 398	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.9	157 of 390	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.4	135 of 389	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	74 of 223	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	41 of 203	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	195 of 398	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	100 of 390	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	48 of 395	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.7	255 of 343	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	195 of 339	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	73 of 255	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	139 of 384	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	91 of 395	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	37 of 389	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	40.1	194 of 320	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	127 of 329	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	104 of 325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	164 of 356	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.9	62 of 426	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	11 of 410	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.0	153 of 361	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	79 of 356	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	149 of 397	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	111 of 414	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	36 of 392	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	70.2	70 of 337	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	62 of 333	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	68 of 83	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	128 of 304	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	224 of 339	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.0	102 of 413	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	140 of 325	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	159 of 199	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	132 of 187	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)62nd percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)51st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)18th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+11 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science23%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

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

Schools Near Peralta 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
Peralta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3645 Hwy 47	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	227	16	14.1	100.0%	33 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	52.9	126^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.5%		46.9	190^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.0%	64	23.1	39.1	66.7	48.7	62.5	54.8	34.8		30.8	31.3	28.2	$9,861
Valencia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Monica Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	370	22	16.8	100.0%	57 (15.4%)	4 (1.1%)	296 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	20.5	292^nd of 345 public elementary schools	15.4%		26.1	296^th of 413 public elementary schools	28.3%	4	21.4	18.6	36.5	30.4	36.1	30.5		21.2	21.4	25.0	20.3	$9,631
Bosque Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1390 West Bosque Lp	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	458	26	17.6	100.0%	105 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	74.1	59^th of 345 public elementary schools	82.9%		82.5	59^th of 413 public elementary schools	85.7%		42.9	50.0	81.4	53.1	76.8	65.0	25.7	33.9	53.1	73.2	44.9	$8,813
Los Lunas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	458	26	17.6	100.0%	43 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	399 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	21.4	286^th of 345 public elementary schools	17.1%		33.2	252^nd of 413 public elementary schools	39.0%	34		21.3	46.3	22.8	34.0	31.5	14.8	23.9	20.7	23.4	20.6	$9,475
Raymond Gabaldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	454 Coronado Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	365	20	18.2	100.0%	57 (15.6%)	6 (1.6%)	291 (79.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	35.1	205^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.6%		33	255^th of 413 public elementary schools	38.3%	50	23.4	37.7	45.0	36.2	47.9	41.5		25.0	27.7	27.1	20.2	$9,064
Ann Parish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	112 Meadow Lake	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	402	25	16.0	100.0%	38 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	42.8	179^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.1%		34.5	245^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.7%	66	23.0	47.5	50.0	49.2	41.2	46.9	18.0		37.7	27.5	25.6	$9,704
Katherine Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Dom Pasqual Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	605	32	18.9	100.0%	99 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	470 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	73.7	62^nd of 345 public elementary schools	82.0%		84.3	49^th of 413 public elementary schools	88.1%	13	35.1	42.7	70.1	54.6	59.3	56.6	30.3	66.7	48.1	66.3	52.8	$7,700
Isleta Elementary School	Public	K-6	1000 Moonlight Drive	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Isleta Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 273-8444	93	10	9.7	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 Sundance SW	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	617	35	17.6	100.0%	86 (13.9%)	3 (0.5%)	431 (69.9%)	6 (1.0%)	65 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	48.5	147^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.4	159^th of 413 public elementary schools	61.5%	12	21.7	35.5	43.4	33.3	60.7	43.5	32.3	37.4	24.6	58.3	38.6	$7,964
Desert View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	49 Camino La Canada	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	393	24	16.3	100.0%	37 (9.4%)	4 (1.0%)	339 (86.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	22.9	274^th of 345 public elementary schools	20.6%		17.3	353^rd of 413 public elementary schools	14.5%	79	13.0	28.8	29.2	29.6	40.9	31.7	26.7		13.0	34.0	20.8	$9,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Peralta Elementary

How many students attend Peralta Elementary?

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

Is Peralta Elementary a good school?

Peralta Elementary ranks 126^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Peralta Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peralta Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valencia Middle School
High : Valencia High

What district is Peralta Elementary in?

Los Lunas

What is the racial makeup of Peralta Elementary?

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

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