📍 1440 Hwy 478, Sunland Park, Doña Ana County, 88063
Gadsden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sunland Park, Doña Ana County. The school has 419 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 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gadsden Elementary enrolls 419 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 411 | 98% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 419 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 419 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.
Gadsden Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 31, state house district 52.
Gadsden 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 419 students, Gadsden Elementary is close to the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe