📍 1000 East Maple, Deming, Luna County, 88030
Bell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Deming, Luna County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deming Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell Elementary enrolls 279 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% White and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 89% |
| White | 22 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 279 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 278 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.
Bell Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 35, state house district 32.
Bell Elementary is one of 13 schools in DEMING, based in DEMING, New Mexico. The district serves 5,117 students district-wide and employs 382 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 279 students, Bell Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 394 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote