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James Elementary School

701 West 18th St

Tel: (505)356-7000

James Elementary School serves 441 students in grades 1-2.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the NM average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 76%.
James Elementary School operates within the Portales Municipal s School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has decreased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.52 is more than the state average of 0.38. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NM) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	16:1

American Indian	n/a	10%

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	61%	61%

Black	2%	2%

White	33%	24%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	4%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.52	0.38

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	71%	57%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	6%

Portales Municipal s School District's student population of 2,845 students has decreased by 6% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,249 in this district is less than the state average of $12,921. The district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,766 is less than the state average of $12,586. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Portales Municipal s School District
Number of Schools Managed	6	3
Number of Students Managed	2,845	353

District Total Revenue	$30 MM	$5 MM

District Spending	$31 MM	$4 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,249	$12,921

District Spending / Student	$10,766	$12,586

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