St. Mary's Catholic School Belen
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 151 students
Central Elementary
600 W. Picard Ave, Belen, NM 87002
Grades
4–6
Middle
Students
166
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Belen
Valencia County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 156 New Mexico middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is a public middle school in Belen, New Mexico, serving grades 4–6. It is part of Belen. The school is located in a small suburb in Valencia County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 166 students were enrolled, with about 11.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New Mexico middle school (12.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 156 New Mexico middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 4–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 4–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 166 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- Belen
- County
- Valencia County
- NCES school ID
- 350018000142
Schools near Central Elementary
All 12 schools in Belen →
Belen Infinity High
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 112 students
Belen Middle
Public · Grades 7–8 · 475 students
Valencia Middle School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 445 students
Los Lunas Middle
Public · Grades 7–8 · 719 students
Polk Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 222 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.