Best Public Schools in Elida, NM

Summary:

The city of Elida, New Mexico is home to two schools: Elida Elementary and Elida High. Both schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with Elida High standing out as a top-performing high school in the state.

Elida High is ranked 13th out of 190 New Mexico high schools and earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores significantly exceed the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and its four-year graduation rate of 76.7% is higher than the state average. In comparison, Elida Elementary also performs well, ranking in the top 15% of New Mexico elementary schools, with students outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Both Elida Elementary and Elida High have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant portion of economically disadvantaged students. However, the schools' small student-teacher ratios, with 10.6 students per teacher at the elementary level and 9.6 students per teacher at the high school level, suggest that students may benefit from more individualized attention and support, which could contribute to the schools' strong academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Elida Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	103 North Church	Elida	88116	Roosevelt County	Elida	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 274-6211	91	9	10.6	59.3%	65 (71.4%)	1 (1.1%)	23 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	83	66^th of 433 public elementary schools	84.8%		71.7	116^th of 435 public elementary schools	73.3%	50		51.0	42.0	$17,758
Elida High	Public	7-12	101 North Church	Elida	88116	Roosevelt County	Elida	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 274-6211	87	9	9.6	65.5%	72 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.4%)	92.9	13^th of 190 public high schools	93.2%		49.6	66^th of 170 public high schools	61.2%	53	61.0	58.0	53.0	$15,241

Cities Near Elida

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dora	16.3 mi	2	12^th
Floyd	22.12 mi	3	40^th
Portales	24.77 mi	6	51^st
Melrose	37.15 mi	3	23^rd
Clovis	41.4 mi	18	88^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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