CHAPARRAL ON-TRACK PREK CENTER

GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
800 COUNTY LINE ROAD
CHAPPARAL, NM 88081
146 Students
Pre Kindergarten Pre-K - Pre-K
School Overview
The **Chaparral On-Track PreK Center**, located at 800 County Line Road in Chaparral, New Mexico, serves as a specialized educational facility dedicated to early childhood development. As an "On-Track" center, the school focuses on foundational learning, emphasizing the essential social, emotional, and academic skills required to prepare young children for a successful transition into elementary school. By targeting the formative pre-kindergarten years, the center aims to establish a strong educational trajectory for students in the Chaparral community.

The center operates within the broader context of the Gadsden Independent School District’s commitment to early childhood education. Its location in Chaparral makes it a critical resource for local families, providing structured early intervention and school-readiness programming. Through a curriculum designed to foster cognitive growth and classroom socialization, the facility works to bridge the gap between home environments and the formal K-12 school system, ensuring that young learners have the tools necessary to meet future grade-level expectations.
146
Total Students
12.0
Full-Time Teachers
12.2
Student/Teacher Ratio
109.6%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • Hispanic
    142 (97.3 %)
  • White
    3 (2.1 %)
  • Black
    1 (0.7 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Pre Kindergarten
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: No
District: GADSDEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Phone: (575)649-7724
Website: http://www.gisd.k12.nm.us/directory/school
Grade Range: Pre-K - Pre-K
Total Students: 146
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 12.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 160
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Pre-Kindergarten 146
Gender Ratio