Roswell Independent School District

The Roswell Independent School District is a public school district based in Roswell, New Mexico, United States.

Roswell Independent School District
Address
300 North Kentucky Avenue
Roswell
, New Mexico, 88201
United States
Coordinates33°23′45″N 104°31′41″W
District information
TypePublic school district
MottoExcellence in Education
Success in Society
GradesP–12[1]
SuperintendentBrian Luck[2]
Schools21
NCES District ID3502250[1]
Students and staff
Students9,801 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers580.50 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.88 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Other information
Websitewww.risd.k12.nm.us

In addition to Roswell, the district includes Midway.[3]

History

In 2018 Ann Lynn McIlroy became superintendent.[4]

2014 school shooting

On January 14, 2014, at about 8:10 am, a student opened fire inside the gymnasium of Berrendo Middle School. The suspect then surrendered to a staff member and was taken into police custody. A 12-year-old[5] student and a 13-year-old student were both airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, in critical condition. The suspected shooter was a seventh-grade 12-year-old student at the school named Mason Campbell, who used a shotgun that was smuggled into the school inside a duffle bag.[6] Campbell is facing three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, and can be confined in a juvenile detention facility until he turns 21 years old.[7][8][9]

List of schools

The Roswell Independent School District has twenty-one schools, including twelve elementary schools, three middle schools, four high schools, a preschool. Early College High School and University High School are alternative schools. In addition, Sidney Gutierrez Middle Schools, a K–8 charter school, is chartered with the Roswell Independent School District.

School nameGradesEnrollment (2020–2021)Website
Berrendo Elementary SchoolP–5284
Berrendo Middle School6–8685
Del Norte Elementary SchoolK–5478
Early College High School9–12191
East Grand Plains Elementary SchoolP–5211
El Capitan Elementary SchoolP–5389
Goddard High School9–121,145
Mesa Middle School6–8457
Military Heights Elementary SchoolP–5389
Missouri Avenue Elementary SchoolP–5308
Monterrey Elementary SchoolK–5434
Mountain View Middle School6–8568
Nancy Lopez Elementary SchoolP–5203
Parkview Early Literacy CenterPreschool197
Pecos Elementary SchoolP–5317
Roswell High School9–121,427
Sidney Gutierrez Middle SchoolK–8196
Sierra Middle School6–8671
Sunset Elementary SchoolP–5279
University High School9–12102
Valley View Elementary SchoolP–5500
Washington Avenue Elementary SchoolP–5370

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for ROSWELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. "Superintendent - Roswell Independent Schools". Roswell Independent School District. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chaves County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. Penn, Alison (April 17, 2018). "Dr. Ann McIlroy named superintendent; Susan Sanchez thanked for service, Porter Cutrell accepts position in Cloudcroft". Roswell Daily Record. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. WLUC. "WLUC - Upper Michigan News, Weather, and Sports - WLUC - Home". Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  6. Konte, Hawa (January 15, 2014). "Day 2: Roswell Shooting Press Conference". Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  7. "Shooting reported at New Mexico middle school". CNN. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  8. "Boy, 12, faces battery charge in New Mexico school shooting". Reuters. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  9. "12-year-old in custody after 2 students shot at New Mexico middle school - U.S. News". January 14, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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