James Elementary Primary School
701 West 18th St Portales NM, 88130, Roosevelt County Phone: 505-356-7000 Ranking:  (317 out of 593, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 2 School District: Portales Municipal 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: | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 488 | 496 | 526 | 488 | 446 | 459 | 457 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 233 | 47.7% | 262 | 52.8% | 263 | 50.0% | 266 | 54.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 255 | 52.3% | 234 | 47.2% | 263 | 50.0% | 222 | 45.5% | 224 | 50.2% | 225 | 49.0% | 235 | 51.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 277 | 56.8% | 256 | 51.6% | 262 | 49.8% | 252 | 51.6% | 230 | 51.6% | 223 | 48.6% | 226 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 211 | 43.2% | 240 | 48.4% | 264 | 50.2% | 236 | 48.4% | 216 | 48.4% | 228 | 49.7% | 227 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 297 | 60.9% | 293 | 59.1% | 302 | 57.4% | 282 | 57.8% | 255 | 57.2% | 259 | 56.4% | 271 | 59.3% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.7% |
| White: | 170 | 34.8% | 175 | 35.3% | 200 | 38.0% | 198 | 40.6% | 176 | 39.5% | 179 | 39.0% | 162 | 35.4% |
| 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: | 8 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 316 | 64.8% | 333 | 67.1% | 335 | 63.7% | 313 | 64.1% | 298 | 66.8% | 281 | 61.2% | 295 | 64.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 9.6% | 51 | 10.3% | 57 | 10.8% | 44 | 9.0% | 43 | 9.6% | 30 | 6.5% | 44 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 13.78 | 15.03 | 13.94 | 13.52 | 13.60 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42.1% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.5% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 57.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 82.9% |
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* James Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.