📍 115 West 3rd St, Tatum, Lea County, 88267
Tatum Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tatum, Lea County. The school has 131 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tatum Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tatum Elementary enrolls 131 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White and 47% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 47% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 131 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tatum 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 27, state house district 66.
Tatum Elementary is one of 3 schools in TATUM, based in TATUM, New Mexico. The district serves 310 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 131 students, Tatum Elementary is larger than the district average of about 103 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote