📍 4th St and Parque, Maxwell, Colfax County, 87728
Maxwell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Maxwell, Colfax County. The school has 46 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Maxwell Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maxwell Elementary enrolls 46 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino and 48% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 52% |
| White | 22 | 48% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 46 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 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.
Maxwell 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-30, state senate district 8, state house district 40.
Maxwell Elementary is one of 3 schools in MAXWELL, based in MAXWELL, New Mexico. The district serves 87 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 46 students, Maxwell Elementary is larger than the district average of about 29 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote