The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Missouri Ave Elementary
Missouri Ave Elementary sits on the west side of Roswell, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Roswell Independent School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and draws from a community where the economy blends UFO-themed tourism along Main Street with dairy farming, ranching, and food manufacturing. Leprino Foods, publicly reported as one of the world's largest mozzarella producers, operates locally, and Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell and the New Mexico Military Institute give the city an institutional backbone. The housing market in the school's ZIP code runs well below state and national benchmarks, with home values showing a modest year-over-year decline. The price-to-income ratio sits below the national figure, and estimated monthly mortgage costs are modest relative to national medians, which may make the area accessible for families seeking affordability.
The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary serving its grade band. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller White and Black populations and a handful of American Indian and multiracial students. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the high-poverty character of the surrounding neighborhoods. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about services in those areas.
On state assessments, Missouri Ave's results show a split between literacy and math. In English language arts, proficiency lands above the school's math and science rates, suggesting relatively stronger reading outcomes. Math proficiency is lower, and science proficiency, measured in the grade band that takes the state science assessment, is lower still. Only a single year of data is available, so there is no trend to trace. Average scale scores and participation rates were not reported in the data received. A parent considering this school may want to look into how the school supports math instruction and what intervention or tutoring structures are in place, particularly given the gap between ELA and math performance.
Several categories of information that parents often weigh were absent from the data. No Title I status, staffing ratios, course access details, attendance figures, or discipline data were available. The school's locale classification was not provided. No program offerings, extracurriculars, or specialized academic pathways appeared in the data. Because Missouri Ave serves only pre-K through fifth grade, it has no graduation rate, and that gap reflects the grade band rather than any omission. Civil rights data was also not provided.
Roswell itself is a mid-sized micropolitan city spread across a large land area, auto-oriented and low-density. The city maintains dozens of parks and walking trails, and street life concentrates downtown near the International UFO Museum and along Main Street, especially during the annual UFO Festival. The broader population trajectory is one of slow decline rather than rapid growth, with no major new housing developments surfaced in publicly reported sources. The city recently hosted the National Championship Air Races and is slated to host them again, signaling some investment in aviation and events infrastructure. The district brief turned up no specific referendums, curriculum changes, or property-tax shifts of lasting impact in the period searched.
For a family weighing Missouri Ave, the picture that emerges is of a neighborhood elementary serving a high-poverty, predominantly Hispanic student body in an affordable, car-dependent city with a stable-to-declining population. Reading outcomes are the relative bright spot, while math and science results are softer. The missing pieces, from staffing and program data to special-population rates, mean that a visit to the school or a conversation with administration would fill in dimensions this profile cannot.
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