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C+

Elida Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Elida.

Elida’s Schools page →

Students
146
Schools
2
Spent per student
$29,653
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
The gist

What stands out about Elida Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of New Mexico districts
  • Spends 68% more per student than the NM average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Elida 154

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elida. Grade by grade →

PK–6Elida ElementaryThis district
7–12Elida HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 24.5% · 87 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 33.8% · 87 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 76.5% · 8 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,653 per student · 68% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 86%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
166’20
170’21
178’22
147’23
146’24

Down 12% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Elida Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elida
73 students8:1
Elida High
High · Grades 7–12 · Elida
D
73 students5:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.