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Sunset Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sunset Elementary is a public elementary school in Roswell, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 245 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.

Sunset Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with its highest ranking being 180 out of 374 schools in the 2016-2017 school year. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with a ranking of 329 out of 345 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Sunset Elementary consistently underperforms the Roswell district and the state of New Mexico in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.18% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.09% proficient or better in mathematics.

The nearby schools in the Roswell district, such as El Capitan Elementary, Washington Ave Elementary, and East Grand Plains Elementary, generally outperform Sunset Elementary in academic metrics. However, these schools also serve a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The exception is Nancy Lopez Elementary, which has significantly higher academic performance than Sunset Elementary and the other nearby schools, ranking among the top 64 elementary schools in the state in the 2024-2025 school year.

253

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,293

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

606 West Oconnor Road
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 637-3575

District: Roswell

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain View Middle
High:	Roswell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

White:

10.3%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (16% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

329^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	13.7	329 of 345	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	312 of 413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	372 of 435	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	385 of 420	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	318 of 396	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	270 of 383	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.0	180 of 374	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	30.3	295 of 410	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	303 of 421	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.8	326 of 442	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	370 of 412	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	350 of 398	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	312 of 402	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	287 of 419	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.9	283 of 411	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	227 of 405	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.4	320 of 398	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	330 of 390	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.5	376 of 389	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	321 of 398	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	337 of 395	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	288 of 343	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	293 of 384	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	330 of 395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	336 of 389	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	254 of 320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	226 of 329	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	311 of 325	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	256 of 356	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	359 of 426	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	347 of 410	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	275 of 361	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	233 of 356	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	321 of 397	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	347 of 414	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	172 of 337	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	258 of 333	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	128 of 132	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	301 of 304	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	367 of 413	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)24th percentile~ school

Female (2024)19th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-5 vs state

English Language Arts20%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
East Grand Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 East Grand Plains	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 637-3350	201	30	6.8	100.0%	48 (23.9%)	1 (0.5%)	150 (74.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.3	178^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.4%		39.7	217^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.5%	39				39.3	56.5	35.5			42.7	25.0					20.7	$15,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunset Elementary

How many students attend Sunset Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Sunset Elementary.

Is Sunset Elementary a good school?

Sunset Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sunset Elementary?

Students at Sunset Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 10% White.

What schools do graduates of Sunset Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunset Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain View Middle
High : Roswell High

What district is Sunset Elementary in?

Roswell

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