📍 301 Alame Loop, Belen, Valencia County, 87002
La Merced Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belen, Valencia County. The school has 437 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 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Merced Elementary enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 1.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 75% |
| White | 101 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
437 of the school's 437 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 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.
La Merced 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-10, state senate district 29, state house district 7.
La Merced 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 437 students, La Merced Elementary is larger 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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