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James Rodriguez Elementary

Q: Is James Rodriguez Elementary a good school?

James Rodriguez Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend James Rodriguez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended James Rodriguez Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of James Rodriguez Elementary?

Students at James Rodriguez Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of James Rodriguez Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Rodriguez Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carlos F. Vigil Middle High : Espanola Valley High

Public Grades 1-6

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

James Rodriguez Elementary in Espanola, NM, is a grade 1–6 school in Espanola Public Schools serving 233 students in a high-poverty community, with 93.99% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. Statewide, it ranked 311 of 346 in 2025–2026 (10th percentile, 1 star), up slightly from 328 of 345 in 2024–2025 (5th percentile, 0 stars), but far below its 2014–2015 rank of 210 of 421 (50th percentile, 3 stars). In 2025–2026, proficiency was 26.03% in Language Arts, 13.7% in Mathematics, and under 20% in Science, versus state averages of 43.34%, 25.54%, and 33.4%.

Compared with nearby same-district schools, Mathematics is a relative local strength: 13.7% is above Tony Quintana Elementary (7.14%) and Eutimio Salazar Elementary (9.28%), near Alcalde Elementary (13.79%), but below Hernandez Elementary (26.19%), just 0.5 miles away, and about half the state average. Language Arts is mid-pack: 26.03% trails San Juan Elementary (29.49%), Hernandez Elementary (32.56%), and Chimayo Elementary (42.55%), but is above Tony Quintana Elementary (13.39%) and Eutimio Salazar Elementary (22.92%). Chimayo Elementary reports 100% free/reduced lunch and a higher ratio of 14.9 yet nears the state Language Arts average, suggesting poverty alone does not explain outcomes. Los Ninos Elementary, 0.11 miles away, serves PK–K only, so its 51.35% Language Arts result is not a direct comparison. Science comparisons are limited because many nearby scores are suppressed.

The school’s English Language Learner subgroup was a relative bright spot, ranking in the 52nd percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024—the only subgroup above median in available data—while low-SES students ranked in the 5th percentile in 2024–2025, the 10th percentile in 2022–2023, and the 20th percentile in 2021–2022. Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in Language Arts (+4.55 points) and Mathematics (+4.98 points), but the school remains bottom-decile statewide with large gaps to state averages and a long-term downward rank trend. Its relative strengths are above-district math proficiency and stronger ELL results. The key local comparison is that other high-poverty nearby schools—especially Hernandez Elementary in math and Chimayo Elementary in Language Arts—achieve substantially better outcomes, indicating that poverty and staffing conditions do not fully explain the school’s performance.

233

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,059

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 North Coronado Ave
Espanola, NM 87532

(505) 753-2256

District: Espanola Public Schools

Students who attend James Rodriguez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carlos F. Vigil Middle
High:	Espanola Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.6%

American Indian:

5.2%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg18%

New Mexico avg36%

311^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Espanola Public Schools

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	311 of 346	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	328 of 345	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	308 of 413	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	393 of 435	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	371 of 420	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	270 of 396	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	239 of 383	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	269 of 374	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.3	267 of 410	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	210 of 421	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	146 of 442	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	140 of 412	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	152 of 398	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.4	196 of 402	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.5	239 of 419	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	236 of 411	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.5	281 of 405	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.9	301 of 398	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.4	346 of 390	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	290 of 389	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.2	106 of 223	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	222 of 398	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.6	375 of 390	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	301 of 395	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	221 of 343	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	248 of 339	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	251 of 273	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	245 of 255	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	296 of 384	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	366 of 395	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	321 of 389	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	230 of 320	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	233 of 329	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	385 of 426	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	330 of 410	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	223 of 361	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	197 of 356	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	357 of 397	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	371 of 414	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	258 of 337	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	220 of 333	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	283 of 304	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	290 of 304	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	237 of 339	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.5	379 of 413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2024)44th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2024)10th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
James Rodriguez Elementary	Public	1-6	420 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2256	233	18	13.2	94.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.1	311^th of 346 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.9	328^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.9%	17	< 20%	< 20%	33.3	30.4	30.6	< 20%	26.0	< 20%	17.4	< 20%	< 20%	13.7	$10,059
Los Ninos Elementary	Public	PK-K	323 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-6819	71	7	9.5	100.0%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$18,699
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-6	State Road 84/285 #1934b	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-4008	85	9	9.2	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	82 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							33.3					26.8	$11,371
Kha'p'o Community School	Public	K-6	625 Kee Street	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Kha'p'o Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 753-4406	98	1	98.0	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eutimio Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Zuni Ln	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2391	339	26	12.9	95.9%	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (95.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10.4	335^th of 346 public elementary schools	3.2%		17.3	311^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.9%	24	< 20%	< 20%	22.4	21.3	20.9	33.3	23.9	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	8.7	$11,638
Tony Quintana Elementary	Public	K-6	18670 Us 84/285	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-3213	208	17	12.2	97.1%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (89.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)			< 20%				13.5	< 20%				7.2	$11,647
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)
San Juan Elementary	Public	K-6	411 State Rd 74	Ohkay Owingeh	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	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)				48.2			29.5					< 10%	$10,855
San Ildefonso Day School	Public	K-6	36 Tunyo Po	San Ildefonso Pueblo	87506	Santa Fe County	San Ildefonso Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 455-2366	36	6	6.5	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alcalde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	State Rd 68 County Rd 138a	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4253	151	13	11.6	96.7%	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	143 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							25.9					13.8	$11,487

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