📍 1001 Sumner Ave, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, 88119
Fort Sumner Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Sumner, De Baca County. The school has 116 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Sumner Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Sumner Elementary enrolls 116 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 66% |
| White | 37 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 116 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 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.
Fort Sumner Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 27, state house district 63.
Fort Sumner Elementary is one of 3 schools in FORT SUMNER, based in FORT SUMNER, New Mexico. The district serves 283 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 116 students, Fort Sumner Elementary is larger than the district average of about 94 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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