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Missouri Ave Elementary

Q: Is Missouri Ave Elementary a good school?

Missouri Ave Elementary ranks 203 rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Missouri Ave Elementary is a public elementary school in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 311 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.

Missouri Ave Elementary faces several challenges compared to nearby schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Roswell district and state averages across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 40.94%, compared to 43.3% for Roswell and 44.19% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 25.5%, compared to 24.43% for Roswell and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th-grade Mathematics, where only 17.78% of students were proficient, compared to 27.85% for Roswell and 32.43% for the state.

Missouri Ave Elementary's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Del Norte Elementary and Nancy Lopez Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Del Norte Elementary had an English Language Arts proficiency rate of 48.47% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 30.53%, while Nancy Lopez Elementary, located just 1.51 miles away, had an English Language Arts proficiency rate of 53.52% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 39.44%. Additionally, Missouri Ave Elementary's performance has declined over time, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 191st out of 421 New Mexico elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 203rd out of 345 in 2024-2025.

322

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,841

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 W Deming
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 637-3450

District: Roswell

Students who attend Missouri Ave Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa Middle
High:	Roswell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

White:

11.2%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2014

!Near the bottom of Roswell's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

203^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	35.9	203 of 345	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	273 of 413	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	221 of 435	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	266 of 420	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	364 of 396	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	305 of 383	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	245 of 374	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	205 of 410	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.1	191 of 421	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.6	192 of 442	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.5	209 of 412	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	159 of 398	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	120 of 402	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	110 of 419	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	56.6	161 of 411	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	114 of 405	71.9%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	122 of 398	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	159 of 390	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.5	160 of 389	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	309 of 398	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	226 of 390	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	183 of 395	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	205 of 339	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	172 of 255	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	244 of 384	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	155 of 395	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	237 of 389	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	275 of 320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	211 of 329	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	187 of 325	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	219 of 356	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	188 of 426	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	218 of 410	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	327 of 361	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	272 of 356	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	197 of 397	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	221 of 414	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	280 of 392	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	281 of 337	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	280 of 333	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	204 of 304	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	238 of 339	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	208 of 413	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	143 of 325	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2024)50th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)22nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Mathematics26%~ state avg

Science24%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Missouri Ave Elementary

How many students attend Missouri Ave Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Missouri Ave Elementary.

Is Missouri Ave Elementary a good school?

Missouri Ave Elementary ranks 203^rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Missouri Ave Elementary?

Students at Missouri Ave Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Missouri Ave Elementary attend?

Students who attend Missouri Ave Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa Middle
High : Roswell High

What district is Missouri Ave Elementary in?

Roswell

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