📍 923 North Walter St, Carlsbad, Eddy County, 88220
Sunset Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carlsbad, Eddy County. The school has 356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carlsbad Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunset Elementary enrolls 356 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 1.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 57% |
| White | 141 | 40% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 356 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Sunset Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 34, state house district 55.
Sunset Elementary is one of 14 schools in CARLSBAD, based in CARLSBAD, New Mexico. The district serves 7,461 students district-wide and employs 388 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 356 students, Sunset Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote