JAMES ELEMENTARY

Elementary school·Grades 1-2 Portales, New Mexico·88130
Score
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No overall score. New Mexico hasn't published both English language arts and math results for this school in 2025-26, so it has no overall score. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

Proficiency rate (accountability) on state tests in New Mexico, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New Mexico schools.

English language arts
47%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 45%
321 students tested
All New Mexico schools (ELA / math)
43% / —
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 1 published results by grade and test

As published by New Mexico Public Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT ELA (attenuated proficiency rate)47.0321

School profile

Grades
1-2
Students
375
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
375
Typical elementary school: 298
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Roosevelt County

Contact

Address
701 WEST 18TH ST
Portales, NM 88130

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in New Mexico. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Location

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JAMES ELEMENTARY at a glance

JAMES ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in Portales, New Mexico, serving grades 1-2. It is part of the Portales school district. It has about 375 students (a typical New Mexico elementary school has 298).

In 2025-26 state tests, 47% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) reached the state standard (Proficiency rate (accountability)). Its English language arts result rose by 10 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.