About Our School
Animas Elementary Home of the Mustangs
Animas Elementary was built during the height of the oil/natural gas boom of the 1950s. It was built in 1958 and was one of three elementary schools built that year, It was one of seven elementary schools built in Farmington between 1952 and 1959.
According to a newspaper article on August 2, 1951, lower grades in Farmington were expected to run in two shifts. The schools ran morning and afternoon classes to accommodate all of the children during the boom. According to the article, "the school board is considering the possibility of asking voters to approve a bond issue in 1952 for a new high school, then shifting classes up a step all along the way. The present high school would become a junior high school, at least part of the present junior high school would house upper grades of grammar school, and the present grade school facilities would be used for lower grades only."
We believe this picture was painted in the 50s, this is due to the car thatis in the picture. The message to the left is what is on the back of this painting picture.
