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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
Penasco Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	127	7	17.8	33.9%	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	50.7	147^th of 346 public elementary schools	57.5%		56.3	112^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.5%	35				63.6	40.0	47.1				47.9							24.0	$14,409
Dixon Elementary	11.3mi	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	48.0%	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
Ranchos De Taos Elementary	13.4mi	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Ranchos Elementary Rd	Ranchos De Taos	87557	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	225	22	10.0	47.1%	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	26.6	258^th of 346 public elementary schools	25.4%		29.7	222^nd of 345 public elementary schools	35.7%	36	< 20%		< 20%	26.8	42.4	23.3				29.9	31.7	< 20%	32.6				28.2	$12,003
Taos International School	14.4mi	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Este Es Road	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos International School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 751-7115	179	17	10.8	36.9%	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	156 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	33.3	224^th of 346 public elementary schools	35.3%					(n/a)	23.3		25.0			40.0	38.9			27.9							11.3	$13,101
Taos Municipal Charter	15.3mi	Public, Charter	K-8	1303 Paseo Del Canon East	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 751-7222	216	17	12.6	23.1%	66 (30.6%)	2 (0.9%)	131 (60.6%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	59	107^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.9	86^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.1%	21		51.9	35.3	33.3	59.1	41.7	73.1	64.0	59.3	55.4				42.3	32.0		24.3	$8,687
Taos Integrated School Of Arts	16.3mi	Public, Charter	K-8	118 Toalne Street	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Integrated School Of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-7755	215	18	11.7	40.0%	75 (34.9%)	2 (0.9%)	107 (49.8%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	73.7	60^th of 346 public elementary schools	82.7%		67.6	81^st of 345 public elementary schools	76.5%	21	50.0	40.9	45.2	50.0		60.0	70.0	57.1	61.9	54.9	40.0		55.0	35.0		52.4	38.5	$9,341
Velarde Elementary	16.6mi	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	59.0%	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
Enos Garcia Elementary	17.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Don Fernando	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	348	34	10.3	46.0%	21 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	308 (88.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	34.8	218^th of 346 public elementary schools	37.0%		23.5	269^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.0%	51	20.8			47.7	47.1	45.3				46.6	< 20%	< 20%	18.9				13.5	$10,374
Chimayo Elementary	18.8mi	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	54.5%	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
Taos Day School	19.7mi	Public	K-8	200 Rotten Tree Rd	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(575) 758-3652	101	4	25.2	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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