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Penasco Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
12 Dunkin Rd
Hope, NM 88250
Phone
(575) 746-3585
District
ARTESIA
County
CHAVES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
18
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.6% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Penasco Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
33%
80%
28%
80%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 2 11.1%
Grade 1 3 16.7%
Grade 2 1 5.6%
Grade 3 2 11.1%
Grade 4 2 11.1%
Grade 5 2 11.1%
Grade 6 2 11.1%
Grade 7 4 22.2%
Grade 8 0 0.0%
Total 18 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.4% 35.1% 21.0%
Black 0.0% 0.9% 1.8%
Hispanic 5.6% 62.1% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.6% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.3% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.9% 44.8% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 5.6% 38.9% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 33.3% 5.9% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 19,134 2,114,371
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6.9 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.6% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.3% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.5% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.8% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 18.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,093 825,021
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.8% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.5% 30.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.8% 14.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.1% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 13.4%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,994 $26,031,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $917 $3,413,000 6.1%
Staff $214 $795,000 1.4%
General Administration $260 $966,000 1.7%
School Administration $870 $3,237,000 5.8%
Operation $1,107 $4,122,000 7.3%
Transportation $391 $1,457,000 2.6%
Other $227 $844,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,985 $14,834,000 26.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,107 $15,286,000 27.2%
Total Expenditures $15,086 $56,151,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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