The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in English language arts. The lowest is 68% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Texico Elementary
Texico Elementary sits in a small border town on the high plains of eastern New Mexico, where the state line between Texas and New Mexico runs right through the community. The town of Texico grew from railroad and farming roots in the early twentieth century, and its name stitches together "Texas" and "New Mexico" in recognition of that border identity. It adjoins Farwell, Texas, and sits just a few miles from Clovis, which serves as the region's primary employment center. Cannon Air Force Base is also nearby and is a significant regional employer. The town itself is compact and car-dependent, with minimal pedestrian infrastructure, and its civic footprint is modest. Publicly reported estimates show a population that has been declining over recent decades, though median household income has risen over the same period. A regional water pipeline project, begun in 2023, aims to deliver potable water to Texico and neighboring communities by 2030.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and operates as a regular public campus within the Texico Municipal Schools district. Its enrollment is small, with a fairly even distribution across the grade levels. The student body is nearly evenly split between white and Hispanic students, with a small number of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. A moderate share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those figures are absent here.
Academic results from the most recent state assessments are strong across the board. In English language arts, the proportion of students scoring proficient or above is well above what most New Mexico schools post. Math proficiency is also high, with most tested students reaching proficiency. Science results, while lower than the school's reading and math marks, still show a solid majority of tested students performing at or above proficiency. These results come from grades three through five, the grades the state tests at this level. Pre-kindergarten through second grade does not carry state testing, which is standard for those grade bands.
A few data gaps are worth naming. Participation rates for the state assessments were not available, and average scale scores were not reported. Multi-year trend data could not be computed because only one year of results is on record, so there is no way to tell from the available information whether these proficiency levels represent an improvement, a plateau, or a decline from prior years. Information on school staffing, course access, discipline, attendance, and Title I status was not provided in the data available for this profile. The district brief returned no parent-relevant changes or recent initiatives, so there is little to report on that front.
What the available picture does show is an elementary school producing strong academic outcomes in a small, rural, agriculturally rooted community. Families considering Texico Elementary are looking at a close-knit border-town setting where the school appears to be delivering solid instruction in the core tested subjects. The absence of trend data and detailed program information means a parent wanting a fuller sense of the school's trajectory, its approach to special populations, or its enrichment offerings would want to ask the school directly. The assessment results on their own, though, give a clear and encouraging signal about classroom performance in the grades the state measures.
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