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Enos Garcia Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Enos Garcia Elementary is a public elementary school in Taos, New Mexico, serving 362 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Taos school district, which is ranked 37 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Enos Garcia Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 36.31%, compared to 46.1% for the Taos district and 44.19% for the state, while its Mathematics proficiency rate was just 11.31%, compared to 24.39% for the Taos district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates consistently below 15% in recent years.

Enos Garcia Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students and Hispanic students generally performing better than their male and White counterparts. The school's ranking for Native American students and English Language Learner (ELL) students is relatively higher compared to its overall ranking. However, the school's performance is generally lower than that of the nearby Arroyo Del Norte Elementary and Anansi Charter School, which have higher rankings and better academic proficiency rates. The Taos Municipal Charter and Taos Integrated School Of Arts, both public charter schools in the Taos area, significantly outperform Enos Garcia Elementary in academic measures.

348

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,374

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Don Fernando
Taos, NM 87571

(575) 758-5202

District: Taos

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.5%

White:

6.0%

American Indian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 16 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

269^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Taos

37^th of 82Taos 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	23.5	269 of 345	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	300 of 413	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	322 of 420	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	326 of 396	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	297 of 383	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	315 of 374	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	363 of 410	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	325 of 421	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	427 of 442	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	348 of 412	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	290 of 398	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	277 of 402	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.6	333 of 419	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.0	237 of 411	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	251 of 405	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.4	297 of 398	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	317 of 390	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	312 of 389	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	154 of 223	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	282 of 398	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	317 of 390	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	258 of 395	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	272 of 343	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	244 of 339	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	190 of 255	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	277 of 384	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	275 of 389	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	261 of 320	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	249 of 329	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	25 of 36	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	249 of 325	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	267 of 356	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	319 of 426	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	278 of 410	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	287 of 361	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	261 of 356	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	325 of 397	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	323 of 414	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	317 of 392	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	288 of 337	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	287 of 333	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	70 of 91	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	45.8	31 of 64	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	223 of 304	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	342 of 413	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	237 of 325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2019)52nd percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2022)31st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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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
Enos Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Don Fernando	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	348	34	10.3	100.0%	21 (6.0%)	2 (0.6%)	308 (88.5%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	23.5	269^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.0%		25.4	300^th of 413 public elementary schools	27.4%	31	13.8			38.5	37.9	32.8				36.3	15.4						11.3	$10,374
Taos Integrated School Of Arts	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	80.5%	75 (34.9%)	2 (0.9%)	107 (49.8%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	67.6	81^st of 345 public elementary schools	76.5%		63.5	122^nd of 413 public elementary schools	70.5%	41	56.5	39.1	47.8	34.8	56.5	65.2	52.2	56.0	52.2	52.9	34.8	56.5	39.1	39.1	44.0	30.4	40.7	$9,341
Taos Municipal Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1303 Paseo Del Canon East	Taos	87571	Taos County	Taos	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 751-7222	216	17	12.6	100.0%	66 (30.6%)	2 (0.9%)	131 (60.6%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	65.9	86^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.1%		86.7	42^nd of 413 public elementary schools	89.8%	44	53.9	59.1	56.3	52.2	32.0	69.2	52.0	53.9	77.3	55.8			53.9	32.0	42.3		31.3	$8,687
Taos Day School	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	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Taos International School	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	100.0%	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	156 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)			22.6		44.8					40.2							11.2	$13,101
Ranchos De Taos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Ranchos Elementary Rd	Ranchos De Taos	87557	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	225	22	10.0	100.0%	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	195 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	29.7	222^nd of 345 public elementary schools	35.7%		32.2	258^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.5%	36				43.3	29.6	32.3				34.3	26.7		25.8				18.1	$12,003
Anansi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	57 Nm 230	El Prado	87529	Taos County	Taos	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 758-5202	198	17	11.7	50.0%	96 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (37.9%)	5 (2.5%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	85.1	36^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.6%		96.9	19^th of 413 public elementary schools	95.4%	17	52.2	81.0	65.9	50.0	87.0	87.0	81.0	85.7		80.2		73.9	30.4	66.7	66.7	61.9	51.9	$8,803
Arroyo Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Hondo Seco Rd	Arroyo Seco	87514	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	99	11	9.3	100.0%	18 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (75.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	52.1	129^th of 345 public elementary schools	62.6%		73.1	85^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.4%	44	42.1			42.1	43.8	45.0				43.6			35.0				27.3	$9,917
Roots & Wings Community	Public, Charter	K-8	35 Old Lama Rd	Questa	87556	Taos County	Roots & Wings Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-2076	53	2	26.5	69.8%	32 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (15.1%)								(n/a)										53.6								$12,431
Penasco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13 School Rd	Penasco	87553	Taos County	Penasco	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 587-2230	127	7	17.8	100.0%	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.3	112^th of 345 public elementary schools	67.5%		51.9	163^rd of 413 public elementary schools	60.5%	51	36.0			36.4		60.0				45.2			36.0				17.7	$14,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Enos Garcia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Enos Garcia Elementary?

Students at Enos Garcia Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Enos Garcia Elementary in?

Taos

How many students attend Enos Garcia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Enos Garcia Elementary.

Is Enos Garcia Elementary a good school?

Enos Garcia Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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