Dennis Chavez Elementary Primary School
19670 Hwy 314
Belen NM, 87002, Valencia County
Phone: 505-966-1800
Ranking: 
(286 out of 593, top 48%)*
(286 out of 593, top 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Belen Consolidated Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 379 | 391 | 370 | 375 | 436 | 452 | 445 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 17 | 4.6% | 15 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.6% | 13 | 2.9% | 19 | 4.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 14.8% | 55 | 14.1% | 56 | 15.1% | 53 | 14.1% | 56 | 12.8% | 65 | 14.4% | 52 | 11.7% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 15.6% | 60 | 15.3% | 55 | 14.9% | 48 | 12.8% | 68 | 15.6% | 55 | 12.2% | 65 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 48 | 12.7% | 56 | 14.3% | 45 | 12.2% | 67 | 17.9% | 57 | 13.1% | 58 | 12.8% | 59 | 13.3% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 13.5% | 45 | 11.5% | 62 | 16.8% | 43 | 11.5% | 58 | 13.3% | 58 | 12.8% | 62 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 12.9% | 65 | 16.6% | 46 | 12.4% | 48 | 12.8% | 54 | 12.4% | 63 | 13.9% | 63 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 61 | 16.1% | 54 | 13.8% | 44 | 11.9% | 46 | 12.3% | 62 | 14.2% | 68 | 15.0% | 73 | 16.4% |
| Grade 6: | 53 | 14.0% | 50 | 12.8% | 45 | 12.2% | 55 | 14.7% | 61 | 14.0% | 72 | 15.9% | 52 | 11.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 49.9% | 194 | 49.6% | 180 | 48.6% | 185 | 49.3% | 224 | 51.4% | 225 | 49.8% | 242 | 54.4% |
| Female: | 190 | 50.1% | 197 | 50.4% | 190 | 51.4% | 190 | 50.7% | 212 | 48.6% | 219 | 48.5% | 199 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 302 | 79.7% | 307 | 78.5% | 277 | 74.9% | 273 | 72.8% | 313 | 71.8% | 325 | 71.9% | 321 | 72.1% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.4% |
| White: | 71 | 18.7% | 77 | 19.7% | 78 | 21.1% | 87 | 23.2% | 102 | 23.4% | 107 | 23.7% | 108 | 24.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 376 | 99.2% | 388 | 99.2% | 367 | 99.2% | 372 | 99.2% | 433 | 99.3% | 449 | 99.3% | 442 | 99.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.30 | 14.24 | 13.45 | 13.89 | 14.06 | 13.30 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 29.2% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 37.7% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 33.5% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 33.5% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 46.8% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 46.1% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 50% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 50.6% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 42.6% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 47.3% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 54.6% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 48.1% | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 60.2% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 55.6% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 52% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 54.3% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.3% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 53.7% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 74.4% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 73.7% | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.2% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.3% | 82.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 25.9% | 39.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 36.5% | 41.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 39.6% | 45.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 31.9% | 39% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 28.1% | 42% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 32.4% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 31.1% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 28% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 36.3% | 45.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 43.2% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 52.5% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 50.9% | 54.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.9% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 47.5% | 51.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 49.3% | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 40.2% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.2% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 45.4% | 45.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 41.5% | 51.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 50.4% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 45.6% | 55.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45% | 50.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 47.3% | 51.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 44.9% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 40.4% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 51.0% | 53.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 18.4% | 26.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 26.2% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 30.1% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 37.5% | 40.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 41.7% | 43.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 37.3% | 45.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 37% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 31.9% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 30.0% | 43.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 54.7% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 53.6% | 57.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59.4% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53.1% | 56% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 55.7% | 58.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 60.2% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 54.4% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 48.3% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 47.4% | 51.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30.2% | 40.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 30.5% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 30.4% | 44.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 43.7% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 49.7% | 52.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 45.5% | 52.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 15.3% | 21.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 31.8% | 23.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 25% | 26.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 23.3% | 28.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 38.7% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 39.4% | 34.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 42.7% | 36.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 40% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 34.7% | 39.6% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 40.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 45.9% | 40.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 40% | 37.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 41.2% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 40.4% | 44.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 44.6% | 39.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 56.2% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 48.7% | 48.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 46.2% | 46.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 24.2% | 30% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 30.4% | 29.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 30.4% | 33.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 20.6% | 30.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 25.8% | 34.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 28.4% | 30.3% |
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* Dennis Chavez Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.