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Ben Alexander Elementary School

Serves grades 2 - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1400 South Sixth
Lovington, NM 88260
Phone
(575) 739-2580
District
LOVINGTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
County
LEA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
251
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Ben Alexander Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

40 30 20 10 0
No Data
30%
No Data
24%
No Data
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 2 251 100.0%
Total 251 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 13.5% 16.4% 21.0%
Black 1.6% 1.3% 1.8%
Hispanic 84.5% 81.6% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.2% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.8% 99.1% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 98.8% 99.1% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,890 2,113,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 15.2 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.5% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.9% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.1% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 9.6% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,999 812,852
Single Parent Households With Children 12.1% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.5% 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.7% 29.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.0% 12.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.7% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.1% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 12.4% 12.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,650 $22,489,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,556 $5,264,000 11.6%
Staff $105 $355,000 0.8%
General Administration $369 $1,249,000 2.7%
School Administration $781 $2,643,000 5.8%
Operation $1,145 $3,872,000 8.5%
Transportation $292 $988,000 2.2%
Other $350 $1,184,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,599 $15,555,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,214 $7,489,000 16.4%
Total Expenditures $13,463 $45,533,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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