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Belen Family School

Serves grades 1 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4 Eastside School Road
Belen, NM 87002
Phone
(505) 966-2270
District
BELEN
County
VALENCIA COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
139
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.6% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Belen Family School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
65%
18%
68%
19%
62%
17%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
18%
58%
19%
48%
18%
53%
18%
58%
19%
48%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 9 6.5%
Grade 2 10 7.2%
Grade 3 15 10.8%
Grade 4 20 14.4%
Grade 5 16 11.5%
Grade 6 18 12.9%
Grade 7 31 22.3%
Grade 8 20 14.4%
Total 139 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.9% 17.9% 21.0%
Black 0.0% 1.0% 1.8%
Hispanic 67.9% 78.6% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.3% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 2.2% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.4% 78.0% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 42.4% 77.9% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.1% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,693 2,114,371
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 26.5 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.1% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.4% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 18.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,245 825,021
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.6% 30.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.3% 14.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.3% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 13.4%
$15,000 or less 14.9% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,164 $25,534,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,259 $4,488,000 9.0%
Staff $197 $702,000 1.4%
General Administration $491 $1,751,000 3.5%
School Administration $640 $2,281,000 4.6%
Operation $1,857 $6,617,000 13.3%
Transportation $516 $1,840,000 3.7%
Other $380 $1,356,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,341 $19,035,000 38.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,475 $5,258,000 10.6%
Total Expenditures $13,981 $49,827,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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