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Eutimio Salazar Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Eutimio Salazar Elementary is a public elementary school in Espanola, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 352 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Eutimio Salazar Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 28.32%, compared to the Espanola district average of 29.09% and the New Mexico state average of 44.19%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate for all grades was 17.34%, compared to the Espanola district average of 11.25% and the state average of 26.81%.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Male students generally outperform female students, and Hispanic and White students at the school perform significantly below their peers statewide. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs is more mixed. Eutimio Salazar Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and likely contributes to the school's overall academic challenges.

The nearby schools in the Espanola district, such as Chimayo Elementary and Alcalde Elementary, generally perform better than Eutimio Salazar Elementary, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. However, these nearby schools also serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 90.62% to 99.14%. The other nearby schools, which are part of different districts, serve predominantly Native American student populations and have even higher rates of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

339

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,638

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Zuni Ln
Espanola, NM 87532

(505) 753-2391

District: Espanola

Students who attend Eutimio Salazar Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

1.5%

American Indian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg20%

New Mexico avg35%

311^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Espanola

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
2025	17.3	311 of 345	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	321 of 413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	306 of 435	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	358 of 420	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	254 of 396	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	315 of 383	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	246 of 374	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.2	333 of 410	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	391 of 421	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	40.8	263 of 442	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.8	321 of 412	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	333 of 398	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.5	329 of 402	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	325 of 419	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	315 of 411	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	358 of 405	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	343 of 398	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	358 of 390	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.0	377 of 389	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.4	187 of 223	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	116 of 191	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.2	316 of 398	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	325 of 390	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	313 of 395	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	195 of 343	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.1	280 of 339	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	239 of 255	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	307 of 384	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	284 of 395	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	319 of 389	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	212 of 320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	273 of 329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	287 of 325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	289 of 426	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	317 of 410	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	208 of 361	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	288 of 356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	263 of 397	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	257 of 414	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	325 of 392	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	245 of 337	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	279 of 333	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	64 of 132	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	9 of 47	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	294 of 304	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	329 of 413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)52nd percentile+37 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics17%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Eutimio Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Zuni Ln	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	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%)	17.3	311^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.9%		22.4	321^st of 413 public elementary schools	22.3%	10	17.0	34.1	35.9	27.9	28.3		15.9	18.0	25.6	17.3	$11,638
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-6	State Road 84/285 #1934b	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	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)					31.7						$11,371
James Rodriguez Elementary	Public	1-6	420 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	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%)	13.9	328^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.8	308^th of 413 public elementary schools	25.4%	20	20.0	24.3		26.5	21.5	22.2				8.7	$10,059
Los Ninos Elementary	Public	PK-K	323 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	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
Tony Quintana Elementary	Public	K-6	18670 Us 84/285	Espanola	87532	Santa Fe County	Espanola	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)		31.0		24.2	20.4					11.5	$11,647
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)
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	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
Chimayo Elementary	Public	K-6	State Rd 76 County Rd 93 Buil	Chimayo	87522	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 351-4207	112	8	14.9	100.0%	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	103 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				68.2	41.3				36.4	20.6	$13,418
Alcalde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	State Rd 68 County Rd 138a	Espanola	87511	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	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)					24.3						$11,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Eutimio Salazar Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Eutimio Salazar Elementary?

Students at Eutimio Salazar Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Eutimio Salazar Elementary in?

Espanola

How many students attend Eutimio Salazar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Eutimio Salazar Elementary.

Is Eutimio Salazar Elementary a good school?

Eutimio Salazar Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Eutimio Salazar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eutimio Salazar Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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