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Monterrey Elementary

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Monterrey Elementary ranks 216 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Monterrey Elementary is a public elementary school located in Roswell, New Mexico, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 406 students. 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.

Monterrey Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Roswell district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Monterrey Elementary's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 40.64%, compared to 43.3% for the Roswell district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, Monterrey Elementary's proficiency rate for all grades was 21.39%, significantly lower than the Roswell district (24.43%) and the state (26.81%). The school's performance in Science is also below the Roswell district and state averages, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 14.55% in 2024-2025, compared to 29.11% for Roswell and 29.3% for the state.

Monterrey Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Military Heights Elementary, El Capitan Elementary, and Nancy Lopez Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science. The nearby charter school, Sidney Gutierrez Middle, stands out with exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top 5% of New Mexico elementary schools in the state.

373

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,862

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 West Gayle St
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 637-3475

District: Roswell

Students who attend Monterrey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Roswell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

White:

15.3%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 58th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (29% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 58th-percentile peak (2022) to 37th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

216^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	30.8	216 of 345	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	278 of 413	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	189 of 435	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	178 of 420	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	255 of 396	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	241 of 383	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	235 of 374	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	265 of 410	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.2	280 of 421	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.3	310 of 442	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.2	357 of 412	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	287 of 398	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.5	220 of 402	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	176 of 419	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.0	191 of 411	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.9	203 of 405	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.8	232 of 398	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	268 of 390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.9	185 of 389	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	180 of 223	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	141 of 191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	74.4	24 of 203	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	248 of 398	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	130 of 390	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	221 of 395	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	226 of 343	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	165 of 255	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	250 of 384	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	163 of 395	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	138 of 389	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	206 of 320	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	218 of 329	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	214 of 325	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	228 of 356	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	152 of 426	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	116 of 410	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	202 of 361	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	196 of 356	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	316 of 397	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	255 of 414	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	155 of 392	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.7	269 of 337	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	232 of 333	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	141 of 158	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	141 of 165	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	227 of 304	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	212 of 413	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	293 of 325	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2024)38th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2024)20th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-5 vs state

Science15%-15 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-ASR Science 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sidney Gutierrez Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	69 E. Gail Harris	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 347-9703	196	12	16.3	100.0%	102 (52.0%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (44.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.4	18^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.8%		95.1	23^rd of 413 public elementary schools	94.4%	5	60.9	81.0	70.5	72.7	59.1		78.3	81.0	79.8	54.6	59.1	82.6	65.2	71.4	70.5	$10,411
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterrey Elementary

Is Monterrey Elementary a good school?

Monterrey Elementary ranks 216^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Monterrey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monterrey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Roswell High

What is the racial makeup of Monterrey Elementary?

Students at Monterrey Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 15% White.

How many students attend Monterrey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Monterrey Elementary.

What district is Monterrey Elementary in?

Roswell

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