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Mountainair Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

Mountainair Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mountainair, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 98 students. The school is part of the Mountainair District, which is ranked 51 out of 119 districts in New Mexico and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mountainair Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 162nd out of 433 elementary schools in 2023-2024 to as low as 348th out of 442 in 2013-2014. In comparison, the nearby Upper Elementary school in the Estancia District has maintained a more consistent ranking. Mountainair Elementary has also shown notable differences in the performance of its student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and Hispanic students performing differently than White students. Interestingly, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students have performed relatively well, ranking 58th out of 237 schools in 2023-2024.

While Mountainair Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (35%) and Mathematics (30%) were slightly below the state averages, the school's Science proficiency rate of 64% was significantly higher than the state average of 36%. Compared to the nearby Upper Elementary school, Mountainair Elementary had lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math, but higher proficiency in Science. The school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of its students receiving this benefit in recent years.

90
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,952
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 405 Broadway
       Mountainair, NM  87036

(505) 847-2333

District: Mountainair


Students who attend Mountainair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mountainair Junior High
High:    Mountainair High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.7%
White:
21.1%
African American:
7.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2013
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New Mexico average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg30%
New Mexico avg35%
Not ranked this year
Mountainair Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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
202460.0134 of 41367.6%★★★☆☆
202330.0307 of 43529.4%★☆☆☆☆
202231.3271 of 42035.5%★★☆☆☆
201936.0246 of 39637.9%★★☆☆☆
201857.5133 of 38365.3%★★★☆☆
201754.8137 of 37463.4%★★★☆☆
201647.2190 of 41053.7%★★★☆☆
201534.8265 of 42137.1%★★☆☆☆
201427.2348 of 44221.3%★☆☆☆☆
201336.9269 of 41234.7%★★☆☆☆
201234.9270 of 39832.2%★★☆☆☆
201128.3306 of 40223.9%★☆☆☆☆
201035.4291 of 41930.5%★★☆☆☆
200928.9323 of 41121.4%★☆☆☆☆
200845.1219 of 40545.9%★★☆☆☆
200752.7180 of 39854.8%★★★☆☆
200622.9331 of 39015.1%★☆☆☆☆
200561.9121 of 38968.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202431.0255 of 39835.9%★★☆☆☆
202324.2316 of 39019.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202442.9196 of 38449.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.3311 of 39521.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202473.676 of 35678.7%★★★★☆
202334.4287 of 42632.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.2223 of 41045.6%★★☆☆☆
201944.8193 of 36146.5%★★☆☆☆
201870.660 of 35683.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202470.096 of 39775.8%★★★★☆
202333.5279 of 41432.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202440.0176 of 33948.1%★★☆☆☆
202331.5294 of 41328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7289 of 32511.1%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)79th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2024)76th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2024)49th percentile-19 vs school
White (2024)48th percentile-19 vs school
Female (2024)36th percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-12 vs state
Mathematics20%-7 vs state

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Students at Mountainair Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 21% White, 8% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Mountainair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountainair Junior High
High : Mountainair High

In the 2024-25 school year, 90 students attended Mountainair Elementary.


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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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