📍 701 West 18th St, Portales, Roosevelt County, 88130
James Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portales, Roosevelt County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portales Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Elementary enrolls 379 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 262 | 69% |
| White | 97 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 379 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 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.
James 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 27, state house district 66.
James Elementary is one of 6 schools in PORTALES, based in PORTALES, New Mexico. The district serves 2,519 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 379 students, James Elementary is close to the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote