📍 15 West Chess Rd, Bluewater, Cibola County, 87005
Bluewater Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bluewater, Cibola County. The school has 70 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grants-Cibola County Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bluewater Elementary enrolls 70 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 36% American Indian or Alaska Native and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 25 | 36% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 70 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 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.
Bluewater 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 4, state house district 69.
Bluewater Elementary is one of 12 schools in GRANTS, based in GRANTS, New Mexico. The district serves 3,149 students district-wide and employs 272 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 70 students, Bluewater Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 262 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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