Best Public Schools in Ohkay Owingeh, NM

Summary:

The city of Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico is home to two elementary schools: San Juan Elementary and Ohkay Owingeh Community School. These schools serve students in the Espanola and Ohkay Owingeh Community School districts, respectively, in this high-need area.

While San Juan Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9, its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the district and state averages. In contrast, Ohkay Owingeh Community School has a significantly higher student-teacher ratio of 20, but serves a student population with an exceptionally high free and reduced lunch rate of 97%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.

Overall, the data suggests that the schools in Ohkay Owingeh face substantial resource and academic performance challenges, likely due to the high-need student populations they serve. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to improve educational outcomes in this area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)		NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
San Juan Elementary	Public	K-6	411 State Rd 74	Ohkay Owingeh	87566	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4225	141	14	10.1	97.2%	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (66.0%)	1 (0.7%)	39 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)								(n/a)	39.4	26.5	8.4	$10,855
Ohkay Owingeh Community School	Public	K-6	307 Community School Rd	Ohkay Owingeh	87566	Rio Arriba County	Ohkay Owingeh Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 852-2154	105	5	21.0	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Ohkay Owingeh

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Espanola	3.22 mi	12	83^rd
Chimayo	8.33 mi	1
Velarde	8.85 mi	1
San Ildefonso Pueblo	11.01 mi	1
Santa Fe	11.71 mi	45	49^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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