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Nancy Lopez Elementary

Q: Is Nancy Lopez Elementary a good school?

Nancy Lopez Elementary ranks 104 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Nancy Lopez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Nancy Lopez Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nancy Lopez Elementary?

Students at Nancy Lopez Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 9% White, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Nancy Lopez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nancy Lopez Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Mesa Middle High : Goddard High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Nancy Lopez Elementary is a small PK–5 neighborhood school at 1208 East Bland St in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 190 students — the smallest enrollment among its nearby Roswell elementary schools — within Roswell Independent Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranks 104th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools (70th percentile, 4 stars), a full two star-levels above its own district, which is ranked 48th of 87 districts. A decade ago the school sat in the bottom quartile; it has since climbed 56 percentile points, from the 14th percentile in 2016–17 to the 70th today, with 4-star ratings in each of the last two reported years.

The school's standout strength is math and science. Math proficiency is 37.8%, versus 21.75% for the district and 25.54% statewide. Fifth-grade science is the most exceptional result: 74.07% proficient against a district rate of 33.17% and a state rate of about 32% — more than double both, and more than 30 points ahead of every neighboring school (the next-best is Valley View at 43.33%, followed by Missouri Ave at 42.31%). Fifth grade as a whole performs at roughly twice district and state levels in math (62.96%) and science, and about 17 points above both in ELA. Subgroup results reinforce this: male students rank 92nd percentile (5 stars) and low-income students 84th percentile (4 stars) statewide. Staffing has also shifted sharply, with the student-to-teacher ratio falling to 6.8:1 — the lowest among comparable nearby schools.

English Language Arts is the relative soft spot. At 45.12% it is modestly above district and state but does not stand out locally: Del Norte (51.15%), Valley View (51.96%), Pecos (51.40%) and Monterrey (50.00%) all post higher rates. Third grade is the clear laggard, with ELA at 33.33% (district 44.83%, state 44.33%), while overall results eased from the 2024–25 peak (rank 64th, 81st percentile). Note that with only about 25–30 tested students per grade, small cohort changes can swing percentages sharply, and 4th-grade math on the NM-MSSA exam is state-suppressed, so that figure is unknown rather than a weakness.

190

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,263

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1208 East Bland St
Roswell, NM 88201

(575) 637-3500

District: Roswell Independent Schools

Students who attend Nancy Lopez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa Middle
High:	Goddard High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

9.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (44% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Roswell Independent Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

104^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 54 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	59.3	104 of 346	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	64 of 345	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	157 of 413	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	186 of 435	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	202 of 420	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	297 of 396	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	314 of 383	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	321 of 374	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	345 of 410	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	353 of 421	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.5	360 of 442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	301 of 412	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.4	178 of 398	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.3	292 of 402	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.2	274 of 419	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.9	186 of 411	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.8	240 of 405	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	205 of 398	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.6	323 of 390	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	343 of 389	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	80 of 223	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	99 of 191	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.0	9 of 98	90.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	112 of 398	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	214 of 390	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	266 of 395	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	234 of 343	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	194 of 339	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	63 of 273	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	31 of 255	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	133 of 384	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	179 of 395	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	122 of 389	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	214 of 320	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	259 of 329	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	42 of 256	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	41 of 325	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	116 of 356	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	148 of 426	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	144 of 410	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	254 of 361	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	280 of 356	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	19 of 251	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	50.4	158 of 397	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	167 of 414	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	108 of 392	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	29.9	243 of 337	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	299 of 333	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	97 of 304	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	65 of 304	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	104 of 339	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	225 of 413	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	287 of 325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)92nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)72nd percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+39 vs state

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Mathematics34%+6 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	62.1%	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
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	58.0%	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
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	69.9%	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
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	56.7%	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
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	60.5%	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
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	63.3%	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	46.5%	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
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	55.0%	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
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	59.5%	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
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	63.6%	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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