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Nancy Lopez Elementary

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Nancy Lopez Elementary ranks 64 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Nancy Lopez Elementary is a public elementary school in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 206 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.

Nancy Lopez Elementary has shown significant academic improvement over the years, moving from a 1-star rating in the past to a 4-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year. In that year, the school outperformed the Roswell district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency for all grades. The school's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 68% is notably higher than the Roswell district (48.52%) and the state (47.55%) averages, and its 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 50% is also significantly higher than the Roswell district (29.11%) and the state (29.3%) averages. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, particularly in the 2024-2025 school year.

Nancy Lopez Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.6 to 13.8 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby Sunset Elementary, Military Heights Elementary, and other schools in the Roswell district. This consistent improvement and outperformance of surrounding schools suggest that Nancy Lopez Elementary is providing a high-quality education and effectively meeting the needs of its diverse student population.

190

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,263

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1208 East Bland St
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 637-3500

District: Roswell

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 — 19th percentile in 2014 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (47% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 62 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

64^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 65 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)72nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile~ school

Male (2024)60th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+9 vs state

Science50%+21 vs state

Mathematics39%+13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Nancy Lopez Elementary

Is Nancy Lopez Elementary a good school?

Nancy Lopez Elementary ranks 64^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nancy Lopez Elementary?

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

How many students attend Nancy Lopez Elementary?

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

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

What district is Nancy Lopez Elementary in?

Roswell

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