Columbus Elementary
7450 Altura Rd. SE, Columbus, NM 88029
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Percentiles compare this school with other New Mexico elementary 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 Columbus Elementary
Columbus Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbus, New Mexico, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Deming. The school is located in a remote rural area in Luna County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 483 students were enrolled, with about 14.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New Mexico elementary school (12.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 439 New Mexico elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 483 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Deming
- County
- Luna County
- NCES school ID
- 350069000238
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.