📍 150 South Forest Ave, Capitan, Lincoln County, 88316
Capitan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Capitan, Lincoln County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Capitan Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capitan Elementary enrolls 202 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 128 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 202 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capitan Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 39, state house district 59.
Capitan Elementary is one of 3 schools in CAPITAN, based in CAPITAN, New Mexico. The district serves 443 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 202 students, Capitan Elementary is larger than the district average of about 148 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant