📍 606 West Oconnor Road, Roswell, Chaves County, 88203
Sunset Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Roswell, Chaves County. The school has 244 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roswell Independent Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sunset Elementary enrolls 244 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 90% |
| White | 23 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 244 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 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.
Sunset 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-30, state senate district 32, state house district 58.
Sunset Elementary is one of 22 schools in ROSWELL, based in ROSWELL, New Mexico. The district serves 9,230 students district-wide and employs 580 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 244 students, Sunset Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe