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El Capitan Elementary

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El Capitan Elementary ranks 141 st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

El Capitan Elementary is a public elementary school in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 368 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Roswell school district, which is ranked 49 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Capitan Elementary has shown strong academic performance in recent years, ranking in the top half of New Mexico elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, 53.22% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the Roswell (43.3%) and New Mexico (44.19%) averages. However, the school's math performance lags behind, with only 22.22% of students proficient or better, compared to 24.43% in Roswell and 26.81% statewide. El Capitan's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 33.9% is also higher than the Roswell (29.11%) and New Mexico (29.3%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, El Capitan Elementary outperforms Sunset Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates, but lags behind the higher-performing Del Norte Elementary and Military Heights Elementary. Monterrey Elementary, located just 2.52 miles away, has similar academic performance to El Capitan in most subject areas.

380

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,309

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2807 West Bland St
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 637-3400

District: Roswell

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: Improving — 48th percentile in 2014 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Mexico median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

141^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Roswell

49^th of 82Roswell 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	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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

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

Female (2024)46th percentile+8 vs school

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

African American (2022)39th percentile~ school

Male (2024)30th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+9 vs state

Science34%+5 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 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 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	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	49.1	141^st of 345 public elementary schools	59.1%		31.9	259^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.3%	118	33.9	54.9	54.8	50.0	53.2	33.3	17.7	17.2	22.2	$9,309
Missouri Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 W Deming	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	35.9	203^rd of 345 public elementary schools	41.2%		30.6	273^rd of 413 public elementary schools	33.9%	70	24.4	43.5	39.7	40.0	40.9	23.9	32.8	17.8	25.5	$9,841
Washington Ave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 North Washington Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	19.6	299^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.3%		27.9	288^th of 413 public elementary schools	30.3%	11	25.0	32.5	20.6	30.0	28.1			20.0	15.8	$9,488
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 S Washington	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	47	157^th of 345 public elementary schools	54.5%		58.3	137^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.8%	20	38.6	38.6	42.9	52.9	44.8	27.1	20.6	37.1	28.6	$8,623
Monterrey Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Gayle St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	30.8	216^th of 345 public elementary schools	37.4%		29.6	278^th of 413 public elementary schools	32.7%	62	14.6	44.9	49.2	25.5	40.6	23.2	23.8	16.4	21.4	$8,862
Military Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 North Michigan	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	49.3	137^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.3%		68	106^th of 413 public elementary schools	74.3%	31	27.7	53.6	55.6	47.7	52.3	31.9	20.6	26.2	26.4	$9,125
Pecos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 East Hobbs St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	55.6	114^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.0%		42.2	205^th of 413 public elementary schools	50.4%	91	26.2	60.6	54.6	45.2	52.8	27.3		40.5	29.6	$10,251
Nancy Lopez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1208 East Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	73.6	64^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.4%		53.1	157^th of 413 public elementary schools	62.0%	93	50.0	42.3	68.0	50.0	53.5	38.5	48.0		39.4	$11,263
Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	2701 North Garden Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	50.8	131^st of 345 public elementary schools	62.0%		47.7	183^rd of 413 public elementary schools	55.7%	52	30.6	52.2	55.3	37.7	48.5	39.1	27.1	24.7	30.5	$8,788
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	606 West Oconnor Road	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	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%)	13.7	329^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.6%		23.8	312^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.5%	17	24.1	16.3	24.3		20.2			24.1	10.1	$9,293

Frequently Asked Questions about El Capitan Elementary

How many students attend El Capitan Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of El Capitan Elementary?

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

Is El Capitan Elementary a good school?

El Capitan Elementary ranks 141^st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is El Capitan Elementary in?

Roswell

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

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