The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Pecos Elementary
Pecos Elementary sits on East Hobbs Street in Roswell, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Roswell Independent School District. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and its enrollment is small for an elementary covering this grade range.
The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a small number of students identifying as white or Black and no reported American Indian, Asian, or Pacific Islander students. Every student at Pecos qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school among those serving a universally high-need population. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those figures are gaps rather than indicators.
On the most recent state assessments, Pecos shows a clear split between literacy and quantitative subjects. English language arts stands out as a relative strength, with roughly half of tested students reaching proficiency. That is a solid result for a school with this demographic and economic profile. Mathematics proficiency sits well below that level, and science proficiency is lower still, based on a smaller tested group. A parent weighing this school may want to ask how the school is addressing math instruction and whether interventions are in place, since the gap between reading and math outcomes is wide. No multi-year trend data was available, so there is no way to tell from the provided data whether these results reflect improvement, decline, or stability.
Because Pecos serves only early grades, there is no graduation rate to report and no high school course access to discuss. Participation rates for the state assessments were also missing from the data. The school's Title I status was not specified, though the universal free-or-reduced-price-lunch rate suggests the school likely receives federal support for high-poverty schools.
Roswell itself is a mid-sized micropolitan city and the seat of Chaves County. Its economy blends agriculture, including dairying and irrigated farming, with manufacturing and petroleum-related activity. Leprino Foods operates a large mozzarella production facility here, and Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell and the New Mexico Military Institute give the city an institutional backbone. UFO-themed tourism along Main Street draws visitors, particularly during the annual festival, and the city has positioned itself around aviation events, with the National Championship Air Races scheduled for 2026. The built environment is auto-oriented and spread out, with parks and some walking trails but no dense walkable core outside the downtown corridor. The city's population has been edging downward rather than growing, and no major residential developments surfaced in publicly reported sources.
For a family considering housing near Pecos, the local market is relatively affordable compared with state and national benchmarks. Home values in the school's zip code sit well below the state midpoint and far below national figures, and they have softened slightly over the past year. The price-to-income ratio is favorable, and the estimated monthly mortgage cost is modest by national standards. Rent data was not available for this location, though the rent-to-income estimate suggests housing costs are manageable for working households relative to income.
No information on staffing, discipline, attendance, course access, or specific programs was available for Pecos Elementary. The district brief turned up no recently reported parent-relevant changes, such as curriculum shifts, referendums, or property-tax adjustments, so there is little to relay on that front.
What the data does show is a small, high-need elementary school where reading outcomes are comparatively strong and math and science outcomes are a softer area worth asking about. The surrounding community is affordable, stable in character, and economically diverse for a micropolitan city of its size. Families drawn to a smaller school setting in a close-knit neighborhood within Roswell may find Pecos worth a closer look, particularly if they can get answers on math support and the enrichment or intervention programs the school offers.
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