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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	Distance	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
Velarde Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-6	State Road 68 County Road 51	Velarde	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4331	39	4	8.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							50.0						$14,322
Alcalde Elementary	4.8mi	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
Dixon Elementary	6.3mi	Public	K-6	220 New Mexico Highway 75	Dixon	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 579-4325	50	5	10.5	100.0%	7 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)							44.1					38.2	$12,218
San Juan Elementary	8.2mi	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
Ohkay Owingeh Community School	8.3mi	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)
Chimayo Elementary	10.0mi	Public	K-6	State Rd 76 County Rd 93 Buil	Chimayo	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola Public Schools	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)							40.0					< 20%	$13,418
Eutimio Salazar Elementary	10.8mi	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
James Rodriguez Elementary	12.2mi	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
Hernandez Elementary	12.2mi	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
Los Ninos Elementary	12.2mi	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

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