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Pecos Elementary

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Pecos Elementary ranks 246 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Pecos Elementary is a public elementary school in Pecos, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 194 students. The school is part of the Pecos District, which is ranked 77th out of 82 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pecos Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.11% of Pecos students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.19%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 15.05%, compared to the state average of 26.81%. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools, and it struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups.

The nearby Santa Fe district schools, such as Ramirez Thomas Elementary, Carlos Gilbert Elementary, and Acequia Madre Elementary, generally outperform Pecos Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. Pecos Elementary's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 212th out of 442 New Mexico elementary schools in the 2013-2014 school year to 246th out of 345 in the 2024-2025 school year.

194

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,073

Per pupil spending ?

46.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

North Nm Hwy 63
Pecos, NM 87552

(505) 757-4700

District: Pecos

Students who attend Pecos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pecos Middle
High:	Pecos High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.8%

White:

6.2%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

New Mexico avg35%

246^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 82Pecos among New Mexico districts

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	26.2	246 of 345	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	310 of 413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	349 of 435	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	374 of 420	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	356 of 396	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	325 of 383	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	272 of 374	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.8	227 of 410	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	297 of 421	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.4	212 of 442	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	180 of 412	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.0	170 of 398	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.4	244 of 402	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.8	372 of 419	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	355 of 411	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	357 of 405	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	355 of 398	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	277 of 390	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.9	303 of 389	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	320 of 398	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	336 of 390	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	296 of 339	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.0	287 of 384	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	297 of 395	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	327 of 389	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	291 of 320	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	283 of 329	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	222 of 325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	218 of 356	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	339 of 426	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	334 of 410	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	318 of 361	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	297 of 356	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	271 of 397	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	327 of 414	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	281 of 333	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	20.4	344 of 413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)25th percentile~ school

Female (2024)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Mathematics15%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Pecos Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)			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-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th 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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Pecos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	North Nm Hwy 63	Pecos	87552	San Miguel County	Pecos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 757-4700	194	17	11.4	46.9%	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.2	246^th of 345 public elementary schools	28.7%		24.3	310^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.9%	64				34.3	34.4					30.1			26.9				15.1	$12,073
El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	432	34	12.8		241 (55.8%)	5 (1.2%)	165 (38.2%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	97.7	7^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.9	13^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	67.9	76.2	72.4	79.0	79.5	81.1	80.4	78.1	82.8	80.4	65.8	64.1	69.8	69.6	68.3	54.7	65.0	$11,004
Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	305	21	14.5	98.0%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.7	70^th of 345 public elementary schools	79.7%		45.8	193^rd of 413 public elementary schools	53.3%	123	41.7	42.9	42.4	54.6	50.0	58.3	79.2	47.8	51.4	56.4	31.8		33.3	66.7			29.1
Atalaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	721 Camino Cabra	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4400	259	20	12.8		89 (34.4%)	6 (2.3%)	149 (57.5%)	9 (3.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	83.8	39^th of 345 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.9	41^st of 413 public elementary schools	90.1%	2	67.6			48.2	74.4	68.4	66.7			65.7	25.9	43.6	71.1	60.0			51.5	$9,644
Acequia Madre Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Acequia Madre St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4000	154	13	12.2		67 (43.5%)	6 (3.9%)	72 (46.8%)	7 (4.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	41^st of 345 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.1	34^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.8%	7	81.8			33.3	80.0	72.7	79.0			65.9	33.3	50.0	63.6	79.0			56.1	$11,252
Kearny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Avenida Campanas	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1800	338	26	12.8	100.0%	20 (5.9%)	6 (1.8%)	287 (84.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.4	271^st of 345 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.7	325^th of 413 public elementary schools	21.3%	54				42.5		22.5	33.3			27.7				19.6			11.4	$9,685
Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	298	21	14.1		146 (49.0%)	3 (1.0%)	119 (39.9%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	92.3	19^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.5%		97.1	16^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.1%	3	65.4			75.6	77.3	86.3	80.5			80.1	53.3	31.8	74.5	80.5			60.2	$9,242
E.J. Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 North San Mateo	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3800	182	13	13.5	100.0%	15 (8.2%)	5 (2.7%)	149 (81.9%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	161^st of 345 public elementary schools	53.3%		39.8	215^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.9%	54	34.8					39.1	44.4			33.3			34.8	38.9			25.0	$9,516
Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3000	417	27	15.3	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	392 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	339^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.7%		21.3	328^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.6%	11				17.2	33.3	22.4				24.2		11.7	13.8				9.3	$9,926
Carlos Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Griffin St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4700	317	22	14.6		144 (45.4%)	1 (0.3%)	152 (47.9%)	9 (2.8%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	91.2	22^nd of 345 public elementary schools	93.6%		97	18^th of 413 public elementary schools	95.6%	4	53.5			71.4	87.5	74.4	82.5			79.1	52.4	80.0	51.2	49.1			57.1	$9,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Pecos Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pecos Elementary?

Students at Pecos Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

What district is Pecos Elementary in?

Pecos

What schools do graduates of Pecos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pecos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pecos Middle
High : Pecos High

How many students attend Pecos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Pecos Elementary.

Is Pecos Elementary a good school?

Pecos Elementary ranks 246^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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