📍 400 West 1st, Dexter, Chaves County, 88230
Dexter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dexter, Chaves County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dexter Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dexter Elementary enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and <1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 304 | 84% |
| White | 57 | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 362 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 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.
Dexter 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-30, state senate district 32, state house district 58.
Dexter Elementary is one of 3 schools in DEXTER, based in DEXTER, New Mexico. The district serves 772 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Dexter Elementary is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant