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Valencia Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Valencia Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Los Lunas, New Mexico, with 368 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.

Over the past 10 years, Valencia Elementary has struggled, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 106 and 296 out of New Mexico's elementary schools, and its SchoolDigger star rating ranging from 1 to 4 stars. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Los Lunas district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.48% of Valencia students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.93% for the Los Lunas district and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the gap is even wider, with only 20.32% of Valencia students proficient or better, compared to 27.63% for Los Lunas and 26.81% statewide.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Los Lunas district, Katherine Gallegos Elementary stands out as the top-performing, with 56.64% of students proficient or better in ELA in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to just 30.48% at Valencia. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 5% of New Mexico elementary schools for male students in ELA, and in the bottom 25% for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students in both ELA and Mathematics. These concerns about equity and the school's ability to provide a high-quality education for all students should be a priority for the school and district leadership.

370

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,631

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Monica Rd
Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 866-8231

District: Los Lunas

Students who attend Valencia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valencia Middle School
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

White:

15.4%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 60 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

292^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	20.5	292 of 345	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	296 of 413	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	208 of 435	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	226 of 420	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	230 of 396	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	177 of 383	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.9	126 of 374	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	106 of 410	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	57.0	144 of 421	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.0	111 of 442	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	52.3	183 of 412	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.0	93 of 398	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	103 of 402	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	56.4	166 of 419	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.6	248 of 411	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	218 of 405	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.6	187 of 398	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	27.7	304 of 390	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.0	194 of 389	50.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	65.8	68 of 191	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	43 of 203	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	185 of 398	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	174 of 390	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	170 of 395	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	166 of 343	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	176 of 339	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	226 of 255	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	295 of 384	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	190 of 395	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	187 of 389	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	131 of 320	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	167 of 329	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	272 of 325	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	284 of 356	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.1	177 of 426	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	168 of 410	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	165 of 361	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	124 of 356	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.9	382 of 397	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	253 of 414	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	243 of 392	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	220 of 337	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	173 of 333	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	276 of 304	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	224 of 413	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	290 of 325	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	150 of 187	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)64th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)54th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)4th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Science21%-8 vs state

Mathematics20%-6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	46 Chacon Rd	Los Lunas	87031	Valencia County	Los Lunas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 866-8231	340	23	14.7	100.0%	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	15.8	321^st of 345 public elementary schools	7.0%		18.8	341^st of 413 public elementary schools	17.4%	20	17.1	22.7	41.2	29.3	22.2	28.1			19.5		11.0	$9,366
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valencia Elementary

What district is Valencia Elementary in?

Los Lunas

What schools do graduates of Valencia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valencia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valencia Middle School
High : Valencia High

What is the racial makeup of Valencia Elementary?

Students at Valencia Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is Valencia Elementary a good school?

Valencia Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Valencia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Valencia Elementary.

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