📍 203 White Mountain Dr, Ruidoso, Lincoln County, 88345
White Mountain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ruidoso, Lincoln County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ruidoso Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
White Mountain Elementary enrolls 397 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 56% |
| White | 106 | 27% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 52 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
397 of the school's 397 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 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.
White Mountain 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-10, state senate district 39, state house district 56.
White Mountain Elementary is one of 4 schools in RUIDOSO, based in RUIDOSO, New Mexico. The district serves 1,788 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, White Mountain Elementary is close to the district average of about 447 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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