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Desert View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Desert View Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 383 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.

Desert View Elementary 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 31.71% of Desert View students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.93% for the district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 20.75%, compared to 27.63% for the district and 26.81% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with rankings for various student subgroups consistently in the bottom half or bottom third of New Mexico elementary schools.

When comparing Desert View Elementary to other nearby schools in the Los Lunas district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Peralta Elementary, which is only 6.6 miles away, consistently outperforms Desert View in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, with significantly higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding standards. Additionally, over the past several years, Desert View Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 257 out of 383 New Mexico elementary schools in the 2016-2017 school year to 274 out of 345 in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating a concerning trend of the school's performance worsening relative to other schools in the state.

393

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,849

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

49 Camino La Canada
Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 866-8231

District: Los Lunas

Students who attend Desert View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valencia Middle School
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

White:

9.4%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

274^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	22.9	274 of 345	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	353 of 413	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	300 of 435	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	315 of 420	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	282 of 396	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	257 of 383	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	251 of 374	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.4	240 of 410	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	329 of 421	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	256 of 442	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.0	296 of 412	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	274 of 398	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.5	291 of 402	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	316 of 419	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	280 of 411	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	262 of 405	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.7	250 of 398	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.3	265 of 390	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.0	277 of 389	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	202 of 223	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	155 of 191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	74 of 98	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.5	19 of 83	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	327 of 398	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	285 of 390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	291 of 395	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	258 of 343	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	168 of 339	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	205 of 255	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	330 of 384	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	283 of 395	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	291 of 389	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	248 of 320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	195 of 329	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	238 of 325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	325 of 356	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	278 of 426	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	268 of 410	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	230 of 361	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	207 of 356	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	311 of 397	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	298 of 414	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	247 of 392	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	196 of 337	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	244 of 333	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	59.9	31 of 90	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	239 of 304	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	305 of 413	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)66th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)22nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2024)18th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

Science13%-16 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
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
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
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
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19670 Hwy 314	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-1800	294	22	13.3	100.0%	43 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	60.4	98^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.6%		67.8	107^th of 413 public elementary schools	74.1%	9	22.2	36.4	62.2	46.7	63.4	52.0	20.5	53.3	42.2	63.4	44.6	$9,163
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
La Merced Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Alame Loop	Belen	87002	Valencia County	Belen	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 966-2100	463	30	15.6	100.0%	86 (18.6%)	3 (0.6%)	366 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.1	215^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.7%		39.4	222^nd of 413 public elementary schools	46.2%	7		36.2	50.0	15.1	45.3	36.0	26.1	20.7		22.7	19.3	$9,239
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert View Elementary

What schools do graduates of Desert View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Valencia Middle School
High : Valencia High

What is the racial makeup of Desert View Elementary?

Students at Desert View Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Desert View Elementary in?

Los Lunas

Is Desert View Elementary a good school?

Desert View Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Desert View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Desert View Elementary.

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