📍 600 W. Picard Ave, Belen, Valencia County, 87002
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Belen, Valencia County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belen Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary enrolls 223 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 2.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 179 | 80% |
| White | 35 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 223 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 29, state house district 7.
Central Elementary is one of 10 schools in BELEN, based in BELEN, New Mexico. The district serves 3,500 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, Central Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small