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El Capitan Elementary

Q: Is El Capitan Elementary a good school?

El Capitan Elementary ranks 193 rd of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend El Capitan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended El Capitan Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of El Capitan Elementary?

Students at El Capitan Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of El Capitan Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Capitan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Middle High : Roswell High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

El Capitan Elementary is a PK–5 school at 2807 West Bland St in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 380 students in Roswell Independent Schools, a district ranked 48 of 87. Nearly all of its families are low-income: 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in each of the last three reported years.

In 2025-2026, El Capitan Elementary ranked 193 of 346 New Mexico schools — 44th percentile, 2 stars — placing it essentially at the district's median. Its profile is sharply split by subject: reading proficiency (50.57%) runs about 6 points above both the district and the state, while math (20.69%) runs 3.5 points below the district and 7.2 points below the state — a roughly 30-point gap between the two subjects. Among ten nearby Roswell elementaries, El Capitan ranks 4th in reading but 9th in math, and 9th of 10 on overall rank. Sunset Elementary (rank 294) and Washington Ave Elementary trail it, while Nancy Lopez Elementary (104, 4 stars) leads the group on the strength of math, not reading.

The averages hide a lot. Fifth grade math (15.62%) is less than half the district and state rates and the lowest among the schools compared, while fourth grade reading (66%) is about 15 points above the state. Third and fifth grade reading sit near district levels, so much of the school's reading edge comes from one strong cohort. Staffing has improved markedly — the student-teacher ratio fell from 16.8 to 15.1 to 11.3 — though math has stayed flat at 20–24% for four years while the state climbed. Encouragingly, the low-income subgroup, which is effectively the whole student body, ranks at the 51st percentile (3 stars), above the school's own 44th percentile. Male students (28th percentile) lag female students (45th percentile). Ten-year ranks have swung between the 33rd and 75th percentiles with no clear direction.

380

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,309

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2807 West Bland St
Roswell, NM 88201

(575) 637-3400

District: Roswell Independent Schools

Students who attend El Capitan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Middle
High:	Roswell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

White:

19.2%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Roswell Independent Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

193^rd of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Roswell Independent Schools

48^th of 87Roswell Independent Schools 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
2026	40.0	193 of 346	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	141 of 345	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	259 of 413	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	172 of 435	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	250 of 420	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	153 of 396	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	95 of 383	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	122 of 374	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	33.6	273 of 410	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	188 of 421	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	228 of 442	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	237 of 412	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	265 of 398	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.2	148 of 402	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	158 of 419	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.7	208 of 411	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	184 of 405	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.1	254 of 398	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	226 of 390	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.3	206 of 389	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	44.8	34 of 56	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.4	119 of 223	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	65 of 191	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	95 of 203	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	138 of 252	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	216 of 398	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	216 of 390	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	253 of 395	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	147 of 343	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	165 of 273	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	102 of 255	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	208 of 384	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	120 of 395	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	33.3	225 of 389	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	118 of 320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	66 of 329	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	126 of 256	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	122 of 325	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	207 of 356	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.6	133 of 426	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	197 of 410	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	86 of 361	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	38 of 356	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	180 of 251	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	276 of 397	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	138 of 414	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	214 of 392	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	105 of 337	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	101 of 333	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	45.5	90 of 165	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.8	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	180 of 304	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	144 of 304	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	8.0	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	52.8	180 of 413	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	236 of 325	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	132 of 199	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	101 of 187	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)51st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

White (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2022)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

Mathematics21%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
El Capitan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2807 West Bland St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3400	380	34	11.3	100.0%	73 (19.2%)	11 (2.9%)	290 (76.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40	193^rd of 346 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.1	141^st of 345 public elementary schools	59.1%	52	32.8		46.7	66.0	42.2	50.6	25.0	22.0	15.6	20.7	$9,309
Missouri Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 W Deming	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3450	322	34	9.5	100.0%	36 (11.2%)	11 (3.4%)	272 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41.2	188^th of 346 public elementary schools	45.7%		35.9	203^rd of 345 public elementary schools	41.2%	15	42.3		42.3	52.3	42.3	45.3	21.2	20.5	34.6	25.7	$9,841
Washington Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 North Washington Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3625	263	32	8.3	100.0%	62 (23.6%)	2 (0.8%)	199 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			40.6	36.1		31.6	< 20%	< 20%		13.3	$9,488
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 S Washington	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3600	388	28	15.3	99.7%	80 (20.6%)	10 (2.6%)	293 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54.4	129^th of 346 public elementary schools	62.7%		47	157^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.5%	28	43.3		47.8	54.1	55.7	52.5	28.4	< 10%	31.2	21.8	$8,623
Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Gayle St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3475	373	27	15.1	100.0%	57 (15.3%)	3 (0.8%)	312 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.6	170^th of 346 public elementary schools	50.9%		30.8	216^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.4%	46	24.2		42.4	66.2	40.0	50.0	33.3	36.6	20.0	30.2	$8,862
Military Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 North Michigan	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3425	426	34	12.5	100.0%	118 (27.7%)	13 (3.1%)	279 (65.5%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	42.3	183^rd of 346 public elementary schools	47.1%		49.3	137^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.3%	46	32.3		43.9	54.8	50.0	49.7	14.0	27.4	33.9	25.4	$9,125
Pecos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 East Hobbs St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3550	255	18	15.3	99.2%	15 (5.9%)	6 (2.4%)	234 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	115^th of 346 public elementary schools	66.8%		55.6	114^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.0%	1	34.4		41.5	64.7	50.0	51.4	31.7	32.4	53.1	38.3	$10,251
Nancy Lopez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 East Bland St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3500	190	28	6.8	100.0%	18 (9.5%)	2 (1.1%)	170 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.3	104^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.9%		73.6	64^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.4%	40	70.8		34.6	46.2	58.3	46.1	26.9		58.3	34.2	$11,263
Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	2701 North Garden Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3325	518	43	12.0	100.0%	138 (26.6%)	11 (2.1%)	361 (69.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52	140^th of 346 public elementary schools	59.5%		50.8	131^st of 345 public elementary schools	62.0%	9	32.9		45.6	64.1	45.2	52.2	36.7	31.5	29.8	32.6	$8,788
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	606 West Oconnor Road	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3575	253	17	14.7	100.0%	26 (10.3%)	2 (0.8%)	222 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	294^th of 346 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.7	329^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.6%	35	29.7		29.6	33.3	< 20%	25.5		< 20%	< 20%	9.9	$9,293

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