📍 2100 Primrose St, Carlsbad, Eddy County, 88220
Desert Willow Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carlsbad, Eddy County. The school has 787 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carlsbad Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Willow Elementary enrolls 787 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 534 | 68% |
| White | 226 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 787 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Desert Willow 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 41, state house district 54.
Desert Willow 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 787 students, Desert Willow Elementary is larger than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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