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Fort Sumner Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1001 Sumner Ave, Fort Sumner, NM 88119 · (575) 355-7734 · Part of Fort Sumner Municipal Schools

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Directions
Students
124
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fort Sumner Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of New Mexico’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Fort Sumner kids: Fort Sumner Middle

On the path

Where Fort Sumner kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Fort Sumner ElementaryYou are here
6–8Fort Sumner Middle70 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 23.1%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 57.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among New Mexico’s 213 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1001 Sumner Ave, Fort Sumner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten16
Grade 122
Grade 224
Grade 38
Grade 423
Grade 513
Enrollment over time
121’20
120’21
116’22
115’23
124’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%White 26%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fort Sumner Elementary from Fort Sumner families.

Other schools in Fort Sumner Municipal Schools

The district →
Fort Sumner Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Sumner
B−
70 students16:1
Fort Sumner High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Sumner
A
89 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Mexico’s other public schools; Fort Sumner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.