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Chama Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

Chama Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chama, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 55 students. The school is part of the Chama Valley School District, which is ranked 124 out of 128 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chama Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics well below the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 15% of Chama Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 39%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 9.1%, compared to the state average of 24.5% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school also serves a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 76.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Chama Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.8 students per teacher, the nearby Tierra Amarilla Elementary, which is also part of the Chama Valley School District, has a slightly better academic performance with an 18% proficiency rate in ELA. However, both schools are still performing well below the state average, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students.

52
Students ?
5.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,189
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 182 North Pine Ave
       Chama, NM  87520

(575) 588-7285

District: Chama Valley


Students who attend Chama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Chama Middle
High:    Escalante Middle/High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.3%
White:
1.9%
Asian:
1.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2009 → 2nd in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (15% vs 39% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school15%
District avg16%
New Mexico avg39%
Not ranked this year
Chama Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20246.5406 of 4131.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201766.493 of 37475.1%★★★★☆
201647.9187 of 41054.4%★★★☆☆
201522.3358 of 42115.0%★☆☆☆☆
201446.0237 of 44246.4%★★☆☆☆
201340.8246 of 41240.3%★★☆☆☆
201255.4164 of 39858.8%★★★☆☆
201154.0164 of 40259.2%★★★☆☆
201061.4143 of 41965.9%★★★☆☆
200942.6242 of 41141.1%★★☆☆☆
200858.3141 of 40565.2%★★★☆☆
200745.1217 of 39845.5%★★☆☆☆
200662.2128 of 39067.2%★★★☆☆
200555.0154 of 38960.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20243.3382 of 3840.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20247.7388 of 3972.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202251.745 of 9954.5%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Native American (2022)55th percentile
Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)1st percentile~ school

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In the 2024-25 school year, 52 students attended Chama Elementary.

Students who attend Chama Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chama Middle
High : Escalante Middle/High School

Students at Chama Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.


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