📍 376 Jarales Rd, Belen, Valencia County, 87002
Gil Sanchez Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belen, Valencia County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belen Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gil Sanchez Elementary enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 80% |
| White | 51 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 297 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 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.
Gil Sanchez Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 49.
Gil Sanchez 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 297 students, Gil Sanchez 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: Rural - Fringe
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