📍 330 Holguin Rd, Vado, Doña Ana County, 88072
Vado Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vado, Doña Ana County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gadsden Independent Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vado Elementary enrolls 327 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 98% |
| White | 6 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
327 of the school's 327 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 327 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.
Vado 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-20, state senate district 38, state house district 52.
Vado Elementary is one of 28 schools in GADSDEN, based in ANTHONY, New Mexico. The district serves 11,739 students district-wide and employs 865 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Vado Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant