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Sundance Elementary

Q: Is Sundance Elementary a good school?

Sundance Elementary ranks 147 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sundance Elementary is a public elementary school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 591. 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.

Sundance Elementary has shown strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of New Mexico elementary schools in recent years. The school has consistently outperformed the Los Lunas School District and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency rates for both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, when compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Bosque Farms Elementary and Katherine Gallegos Elementary, Sundance Elementary ranks slightly lower in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Sundance Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.1% to 81.22% in recent years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. The school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.1 to 17.4 in recent years, which is favorable for providing personalized attention to students. While the school has performed well overall, there are notable disparities in the performance of certain student subgroups, with the school's African American and multi-racial students ranking in the bottom 25% of schools in the state.

617

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,964

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 Sundance SW
Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 866-8231

District: Los Lunas

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Lunas Middle
High:	Valencia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

White:

13.9%

American Indian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2014 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 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%

147^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	48.5	147 of 345	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	159 of 413	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.5	82 of 435	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	78 of 420	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	44 of 396	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	73 of 383	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	30 of 374	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	83.4	47 of 410	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	54 of 421	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	83.1	46 of 442	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	66 of 412	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	87.7	36 of 398	91.0%	★★★★★
2011	79.4	65 of 402	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	55 of 419	86.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	57.6	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	67.7	67 of 223	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	119 of 191	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	192 of 203	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	172 of 398	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	94 of 390	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	97 of 395	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	32 of 343	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	60 of 339	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	121 of 255	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	146 of 384	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.4	53 of 395	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	33 of 389	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	11 of 320	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	22 of 329	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	130 of 325	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	168 of 356	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.9	40 of 426	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	53.6	128 of 410	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	36 of 361	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	72.6	53 of 356	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	169 of 397	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	74 of 414	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	68 of 392	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	53 of 337	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	56 of 333	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	70 of 83	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	45 of 90	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	35 of 92	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	107 of 158	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	122 of 165	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	139 of 304	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	167 of 339	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.8	68 of 413	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	121 of 325	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	67 of 199	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	49 of 187	73.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)70th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)57th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)57th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2024)50th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2018)49th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile-65 vs school

African American (2024)11th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics39%+12 vs state

Science22%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sundance Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sundance Elementary?

Students at Sundance Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 14% White, 11% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Sundance Elementary a good school?

Sundance Elementary ranks 147^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sundance Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sundance Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Lunas Middle
High : Valencia High

How many students attend Sundance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Sundance Elementary.

What district is Sundance Elementary in?

Los Lunas

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