La Merced Elementary Primary School
301 Alame Loop
Belen NM, 87002, Valencia County
Phone: 505-966-2100
Ranking: 
(315 out of 593, bottom 47%)*
(315 out of 593, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Belen Consolidated Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 512 | 515 | 577 | 611 | 564 | 561 | 587 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 15.4% | 61 | 11.8% | 69 | 12.0% | 95 | 15.5% | 74 | 13.1% | 78 | 13.9% | 91 | 15.5% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 12.5% | 65 | 12.6% | 84 | 14.6% | 75 | 12.3% | 82 | 14.5% | 80 | 14.3% | 85 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 13.9% | 75 | 14.6% | 67 | 11.6% | 84 | 13.7% | 76 | 13.5% | 90 | 16.0% | 74 | 12.6% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 13.7% | 66 | 12.8% | 90 | 15.6% | 76 | 12.4% | 92 | 16.3% | 67 | 11.9% | 74 | 12.6% |
| Grade 4: | 65 | 12.7% | 77 | 15.0% | 71 | 12.3% | 105 | 17.2% | 69 | 12.2% | 73 | 13.0% | 79 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 84 | 16.4% | 74 | 14.4% | 101 | 17.5% | 82 | 13.4% | 74 | 13.1% | 75 | 13.4% | 91 | 15.5% |
| Grade 6: | 71 | 13.9% | 93 | 18.1% | 84 | 14.6% | 77 | 12.6% | 83 | 14.7% | 85 | 15.2% | 93 | 15.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 51.4% | 249 | 48.3% | 285 | 49.4% | 297 | 48.6% | 280 | 49.6% | 277 | 49.4% | 306 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 249 | 48.6% | 266 | 51.7% | 292 | 50.6% | 314 | 51.4% | 284 | 50.4% | 276 | 49.2% | 277 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 334 | 65.2% | 330 | 64.1% | 369 | 64.0% | 373 | 61.0% | 365 | 64.7% | 373 | 66.5% | 405 | 69.0% |
| Black: | 12 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.1% | 25 | 4.1% | 16 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.5% | 19 | 3.2% |
| White: | 157 | 30.7% | 163 | 31.7% | 182 | 31.5% | 196 | 32.1% | 174 | 30.9% | 162 | 28.9% | 153 | 26.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 299 | 58.4% | 311 | 60.4% | 574 | 99.5% | 606 | 99.2% | 332 | 58.9% | 304 | 54.2% | 171 | 29.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.8% | 70 | 13.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 96 | 17.0% | 90 | 16.0% | 70 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.28 | 13.70 | 14.61 | 14.38 | 14.10 | 13.40 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 29.2% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 37.7% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 33.5% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 33.5% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 46.8% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 46.1% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 50% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 50.6% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 42.6% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 47.3% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 54.6% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 48.1% | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 60.2% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.6% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 52% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 54.3% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.3% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 53.7% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.4% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 77% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 73.7% | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 83.2% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.3% | 82.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 25.9% | 39.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 36.5% | 41.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 39.6% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 31.9% | 39% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 28.1% | 42% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 32.4% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 31.1% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.9% | 36.3% | 45.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 43.2% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 52.5% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.9% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 50.9% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 47.5% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.3% | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 40.2% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 42.2% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 45.4% | 45.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 41.5% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 50.4% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.6% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 45% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 47.3% | 51.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 44.9% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 40.4% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.0% | 53.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 18.4% | 26.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 26.2% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 30.1% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 37.5% | 40.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 41.7% | 43.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 37.3% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 37% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 31.9% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 30.0% | 43.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 54.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 53.6% | 57.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.4% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 53.1% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 55.7% | 58.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 60.2% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 54.4% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 48.3% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 47.4% | 51.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 30.2% | 40.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 30.5% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 30.4% | 44.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.7% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.7% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 45.5% | 52.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 15.3% | 21.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 31.8% | 23.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 25% | 26.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 23.3% | 28.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 38.7% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 39.4% | 34.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 42.7% | 36.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 40% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 34.7% | 39.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 40.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 45.9% | 40.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 40% | 37.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 41.2% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 40.4% | 44.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 44.6% | 39.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 56.2% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.7% | 48.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 46.2% | 46.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 24.2% | 30% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 30.4% | 29.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 30.4% | 33.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 20.6% | 30.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 25.8% | 34.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 28.4% | 30.3% |
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* La Merced Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.