The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hagerman Elementary
Hagerman Elementary sits in a small, rural residential town in the Pecos Valley of Chaves County, a community woven into the landscape along New Mexico State Road 2. The town lies roughly two dozen miles southeast of Roswell and a similar distance northwest of Artesia, and it functions mainly as a residential place with limited commercial activity. Agriculture defines the surrounding region, with the Pecos River running nearby. Publicly reported sources describe a predominantly Hispanic community that has been experiencing a modest population decline over recent census periods, even as median home values and household incomes have risen. The town is very small in land area, and the schools are integrated into the community rather than set apart on separate campuses. A stretch of school construction expanded the elementary and high school facilities in a prior period, which local accounts tied to accommodating the student body.
The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and has an enrollment that is modest for its grade band. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school operates as a community where economic need is universal rather than concentrated in a subset of families. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a small share of white students and a very small number of students identifying as two or more races. The school reports no American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Black, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Information on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available in the data provided, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On New Mexico's state assessments for the current school year, Hagerman Elementary's results show mixed performance. In English language arts, the proficiency rate sits below half of tested students but represents the strongest of the three reported subjects. Math proficiency is lower, with roughly a third of tested students reaching proficient or above. Science results are the softest, with only a small fraction of the tested group demonstrating proficiency. The science assessment typically covers a narrower grade range, so fewer students were tested in that subject. A parent comparing these results to state expectations may want to look into this further with the school, particularly in math and science, to understand how instruction and support are structured. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving, declining, or holding steady. Average scale scores and participation rates were also missing from the available data.
Because Hagerman Elementary ends at fifth grade, it has no graduation rate, no AP or career pathway data, and no high school course access information. Those metrics simply do not apply to this grade band. No information on programs, magnet status, Title I designation, staffing ratios, attendance, discipline, or school locale classification was provided. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and operates under Hagerman Municipal Schools.
The district brief yielded no parent-relevant changes of lasting impact, and no neighbor comparison set was available to position the school against nearby peers. Housing in the area has grown more expensive despite the town's population decline, which may shape options for families considering a move. Employment in Hagerman itself is limited, and many residents likely commute to Roswell or Artesia for work. Families evaluating this school should weigh its small size and community embeddedness, the universal economic need among students, and assessment results that leave room for growth against whatever they learn directly from the school about instruction, intervention, and support.
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