El Capitan Elementary School has 448 learners in grade levels Prekindergarten-5.

El Capitan Elementary School placed in the upper 30% of all schools in New Mexico for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 20%, and reading proficiency is upper 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 36% (which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 22%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 32% (which is higher than the New Mexico state average of 30%) for the 2016-17 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the New Mexico state level of 16:1. Minority enrollment is 73% of the learner body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 77% (majority Hispanic).

School Overview: El Capitan Elementary School’s learner population of 448 learners has grown by 5% over five school years. The teacher population of 24 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: El Capitan Elementary School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 717 schools in New Mexico (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of El Capitan Elementary School is 0.45, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.58. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to El Capitan Elementary School is Roswell High School (2.3 miles away). The nearest middle school and elementary school is Sierra Middle School (0.3 miles away).