Belen Family School

Summary:

Belen Family School is an exceptional elementary school serving grades 1-8 in Belen, New Mexico, a community within the Belen school district. Despite serving a student population that is 100% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Belen Family School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency across all subjects.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Belen Family School had 55% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38% for the Belen district and 39% for the state. In Mathematics, the school had 43% proficiency, while the Belen district and state both had 25% proficiency. Belen Family School also ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico elementary schools for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as the top 30% for male students. This exceptional performance has been maintained over the past decade, with the school earning a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belen Family School's success is particularly noteworthy when compared to other nearby schools. For example, in 2023-2024, Belen Family School had 55% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to 30-48% for the other Belen schools and 23-56% for the Los Lunas schools. The consistent high performance across all grade levels at Belen Family School suggests that the school's practices and strategies could potentially be replicated at other high-need schools to improve academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 1-8

 4 Eastside School Road
       Belen, NM  87002


(505) 966-2270

District: Belen

SchoolDigger Rank:
59th of 433 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,877 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  26.2 Help
Number of students:  139

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.9%
White:
29.5%
American Indian:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.4% Help


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Compare Details Belen Family School ranks better than 86.4% of elementary schools in New Mexico. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Belen School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.95. (See more...)
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Compare Details Belen Family School ranks better than 86.4% of middle schools in New Mexico. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Belen Family School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Belen School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.9%), White (29.5%), American Indian (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Belen School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belen Family School is 26.2, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Belen School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Belen Family School is $8,877, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Belen School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Belen Family School:

SchoolDigger ranks Belen Family School 59th of 433 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Belen Family School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Belen Family School 32nd of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Belen Family School in the ranking list.)

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Belen:

SchoolDigger ranks Belen 61st of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Belen Family School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 38.23 259th 389 33.4%
2006 76.32 72nd 390 81.5%
2007 72.49 84th 398 78.9%
2008 60.53 132nd 405 67.4%
2009 71.96 91st 411 77.9%
2010 79.18 63rd 419 85.0%
2011 78.26 71st 402 82.3%
2012 78.84 64th 398 83.9%
2013 77.23 76th 412 81.6%
2014 66.23 129th 442 70.8%
2015 71.09 86th 421 79.6%
2016 78.29 66th 410 83.9%
2017 75.37 62nd 374 83.4%
2018 79.24 62nd 383 83.8%
2019 80.02 51st 396 87.1%
2022 90.48 28th 420 93.3%
2023 86.16 61st 435 86.0%
2024 84.95 59th 433 86.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.08 14th 356 96.1%
2019 89.23 13th 361 96.4%
2022 95.82 9th 410 97.8%
2023 94.12 23rd 426 94.6%
2024 80.28 38th 237 84.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.10 70th 339 79.4%
2019 67.48 83rd 343 75.8%
2022 99.31 6th 395 98.5%
2023 79.43 75th 390 80.8%
2024 60.09 130th 393 66.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.48 31st 337 90.8%
2023 87.74 53rd 414 87.2%
2024 95.13 26th 410 93.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.36 33rd 329 90.0%
2019 86.25 20th 320 93.8%
2023 90.28 40th 395 89.9%
2024 91.87 28th 390 92.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.17 175th 199 12.1%
2022 85.62 20th 325 93.8%
2023 84.18 67th 413 83.8%
2024 70.30 82nd 293 72.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Belen Family School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 61.80 50th 157 68.2%
2006 59.61 51st 156 67.3%
2007 54.45 66th 171 61.4%
2008 49.67 77th 172 55.2%
2009 62.73 51st 178 71.3%
2010 89.65 15th 179 91.6%
2011 87.22 15th 173 91.3%
2012 85.44 17th 178 90.4%
2013 87.05 19th 193 90.2%
2014 83.64 24th 222 89.2%
2015 68.41 38th 207 81.6%
2016 72.91 32nd 208 84.6%
2017 76.85 23rd 176 86.9%
2018 80.93 24th 186 87.1%
2019 74.36 33rd 200 83.5%
2022 84.07 25th 232 89.2%
2023 86.16 34th 239 85.8%
2024 84.95 32nd 235 86.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.99 5th 168 97.0%
2019 83.40 13th 175 92.6%
2022 91.06 10th 223 95.5%
2023 94.12 11th 227 95.2%
2024 80.28 12th 107 88.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 93.44 12th 220 94.5%
2023 79.43 39th 213 81.7%
2024 60.09 64th 217 70.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 87.74 27th 221 87.8%
2024 95.13 14th 219 93.6%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.05 19th 214 91.1%
2023 90.28 18th 204 91.2%
2024 91.87 14th 206 93.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Belen Family School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 51.25 89th 187 52.4%
2023 84.18 35th 229 84.7%
2024 70.30 44th 181 75.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Belen Family School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 12 1 0 25 1 n/a n/a 0 39
2003 12 1 0 25 1 n/a n/a 0 39
2004 31 2 0 26 1 n/a n/a 0 60
2005 36 1 0 36 1 n/a n/a 0 74
2006 33 2 0 47 0 n/a n/a 0 82
2007 36 1 1 43 0 n/a n/a 0 81
2008 31 0 1 47 0 n/a n/a 0 79
2009 33 0 1 44 0 n/a n/a 0 78
2010 31 1 1 44 0 0 0 0 77
2011 32 0 1 49 0 0 0 0 82
2012 37 0 2 45 0 0 0 0 84
2013 39 0 2 44 0 0 0 0 85
2014 44 0 2 61 0 0 2 0 109
2015 48 0 2 63 0 0 2 0 115
2016 48 0 3 67 0 0 4 0 122
2017 48 0 4 52 0 0 0 0 104
2018 47 2 3 62 0 0 2 0 116
2019 54 2 2 63 1 0 5 0 127
2020 71 1 5 92 2 0 3 0 174
2021 53 0 3 83 2 0 2 0 143
2022 36 0 0 59 1 1 2 0 99
2023 42 1 2 91 0 0 2 0 138
2024 41 0 1 93 2 0 2 0 139

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Belen Family School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 39 1.6 24.4 0
2003 39 1.6 24.4 0
2004 60 1.6 37.5 41.7
2005 74 2.4 30.8 0
2006 82 3.1 26.5 82.9
2007 81 4.0 20.3 79
2008 79 n/a n/a 96.2
2009 78 4.0 19.5 96.2
2010 77 4.0 19.2 41.6
2011 82 2.4 34.1 61
2012 84 2.4 35.0 61.9
2013 85 3.0 28.3 48.2
2014 109 3.8 28.6 42.2
2015 115 4.0 28.7 20
2016 122 5.0 24.4 100
2017 104 5.3 19.6 100
2018 116 4.7 24.6 100
2019 127 5.3 23.9 100
2020 174 5.3 32.8 100
2021 143 5.3 26.9 100
2022 99 6.3 15.7 100
2023 138 6.3 21.9 100
2024 139 5.3 26.2 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Belen Family School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 39 1.6 24.4 0
2003 39 1.6 24.4 0
2004 60 1.6 37.5 41.7
2005 74 2.4 30.8 0
2006 82 3.1 26.5 82.9
2007 81 4.0 20.3 79
2008 79 n/a n/a 96.2
2009 78 4.0 19.5 96.2
2010 77 4.0 19.2 41.6
2011 82 2.4 34.1 61
2012 84 2.4 35.0 61.9
2013 85 3.0 28.3 48.2
2014 109 3.8 28.6 42.2
2015 115 4.0 28.7 20
2016 122 5.0 24.4 100
2017 104 5.3 19.6 100
2018 116 4.7 24.6 100
2019 127 5.3 23.9 100
2020 174 5.3 32.8 100
2021 143 5.3 26.9 100
2022 99 6.3 15.7 100
2023 138 6.3 21.9 100
2024 139 5.3 26.2 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Belen Family School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,877

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Belen Family School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 51st of 396 Elementary schoolsRanks 61st of 435 Elementary schools
 1.1%
Ranks 33rd of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 34th of 239 Middle schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Language Arts (Belen Family School)6062.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Language Arts (Belen)3332.3
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3031.8
 1.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Belen Family School)4062.5
 22.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Belen)3824.5
 13.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)3222.5
 9.5%
4th Grade Language Arts (Belen Family School)4260
 18%
   4th Grade Language Arts (Belen)2835.2
 7.2%
   4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3035.2
 5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Belen Family School)4660
 14%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Belen)3230
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2724.5
 2.5%
5th Grade Language Arts (Belen Family School)6353.3
 9.7%
   5th Grade Language Arts (Belen)3233.2
 1.2%
   5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3335.7
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Belen Family School)4473.3
 29.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Belen)2633.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2430.7
 6.7%
6th Grade Language Arts (Belen Family School)3954.5
 15.5%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Belen)3537.7
 2.7%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Belen Family School)2872.7
 44.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Belen)1948.8
 29.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (Belen Family School)4452.6
 8.6%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Belen)3222.1
 9.9%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Belen Family School)4468.4
 24.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Belen)1118.9
 7.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Belen Family School)7141.7
 29.3%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Belen)2519
 6%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Belen Family School)5333.3
 19.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Belen)1311.6
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2019.7
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students127138
 8.7%
African American21
 50%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian22
Hispanic6391
 44.4%
Pacific Islander00
White5442
 22.2%
Two or More Races52
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 139 students attended Belen Family School.

Students at Belen Family School are 67% Hispanic, 29% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Belen Family School ranks 59th of 433 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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