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El Rito Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-3
Summary

El Rito Elementary is a small public elementary school located in El Rito, New Mexico, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 58 students. The school is part of the Mesa Vista school district, which is ranked 77 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Rito Elementary has shown fluctuating academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 131 out of 433 elementary schools (4-star rating) in 2023-2024 to as low as 386 out of 442 (1-star rating) in 2013-2014. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (38%) and Mathematics (38%) were higher than the district's (49% and 19%, respectively) and the state's (39% and 25%, respectively) averages. However, in the 2021-2022 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Language Arts (26.3%) and Early Literacy (22.9%) were lower than the district's (23.7% and 22.9%, respectively) and the state's (33.8% and 32.6%, respectively) averages. The school's performance for Hispanic students, who make up the majority of the student population, is relatively strong, ranking 97 out of 390 elementary schools in the state in 2023-2024.

El Rito Elementary has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 10.6 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Dixon Elementary, Alcalde Elementary, Velarde Elementary, and Abiquiu Elementary schools. This small school size and low student-teacher ratio could be a strength if leveraged effectively to provide more personalized attention and support to the students.

63
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,830
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10 Elementary Rd
       El Rito, NM  87530

(575) 581-4273

District: Mesa Vista


Students who attend El Rito Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mesa Vista Middle
    Ojo Caliente Elementary
High:    Mesa Vista High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.5%
American Indian:
6.3%
White:
3.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2007 → 72nd in 2024
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (38% vs 32% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2007
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school38%
District avg34%
New Mexico avg32%
Not ranked this year
El Rito 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
202464.7116 of 41371.9%★★★★☆
201546.9186 of 42155.8%★★★☆☆
201420.7386 of 44212.7%★☆☆☆☆
201336.1274 of 41233.5%★★☆☆☆
201238.1257 of 39835.4%★★☆☆☆
201172.287 of 40278.4%★★★★☆
201061.7139 of 41966.8%★★★☆☆
200923.7343 of 41116.5%★☆☆☆☆
200838.2255 of 40537.0%★★☆☆☆
200754.8172 of 39856.8%★★★☆☆
200645.9210 of 39046.2%★★☆☆☆
200556.1151 of 38961.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202471.991 of 38476.3%★★★★☆
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)
Hispanic (2024)76th percentile+4 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts38%~ state avg
Mathematics38%+13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 63 students attended El Rito Elementary.

Students at El Rito Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 3% White.

Students who attend El Rito Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa Vista Middle
Middle : Ojo Caliente Elementary
High : Mesa Vista High


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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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