📍 19670 Hwy 314, Belen, Valencia County, 87002
Dennis Chavez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belen, Valencia County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belen Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dennis Chavez Elementary enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 4.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 78% |
| White | 43 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 296 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 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.
Dennis Chavez 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 8.
Dennis Chavez 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 296 students, Dennis Chavez 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
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