📍 1400 South Sixth, Lovington, Lea County, 88260
Ben Alexander Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lovington, Lea County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lovington Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ben Alexander Elementary enrolls 251 students across grades 2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 1.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 84% |
| White | 34 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 251 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 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.
Ben Alexander Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-30, state senate district 41, state house district 61.
Ben Alexander Elementary is one of 10 schools in LOVINGTON, based in LOVINGTON, New Mexico. The district serves 3,415 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Ben Alexander Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 342 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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