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Anansi Charter School

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Anansi Charter School ranks 36 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Anansi Charter School is an exceptional elementary school located in El Prado, New Mexico, serving 197 students in grades K-8. As part of the Taos school district, which is ranked 37 out of 82 districts in the state, Anansi Charter School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in New Mexico, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anansi Charter School significantly outperforms the Taos district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, 80.15% of Anansi students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.1% in Taos and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, 51.91% of Anansi students were proficient or better, compared to 24.39% in Taos and 26.81% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20 in New Mexico for female, male, Hispanic, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Anansi Charter School's success can be attributed to its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 11.4 over the past three years, as well as its ability to effectively serve a diverse student population, with 53.3% to 56.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This level of sustained excellence and the school's commitment to equity make Anansi Charter School a model for other schools to emulate, both within the Taos district and across New Mexico.

198

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,803

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

57 Nm 230
El Prado, NM 87529

(575) 758-5202

District: Taos

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

37.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2014 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (66% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Taos

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

36^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	36 of 345	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	96.9	19 of 413	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	12 of 435	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	22 of 420	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	12 of 396	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	8 of 383	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	14 of 374	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.0	33 of 410	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	8 of 421	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.0	10 of 442	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	98.0	4 of 412	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	97.9	3 of 398	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	98.0	4 of 402	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	98.0	1 of 419	99.8%	★★★★★
2009	96.4	6 of 411	98.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.2	9 of 398	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	12 of 390	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	14 of 395	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	21 of 343	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	29 of 339	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.1	19 of 384	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	15 of 395	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	54.2	113 of 389	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	20 of 325	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	36 of 356	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	9 of 426	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	18 of 410	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	28 of 361	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	18 of 356	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.7	4 of 397	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	10 of 414	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	15 of 392	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	93.9	13 of 158	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	4 of 165	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	2 of 132	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	41 of 304	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.4	17 of 339	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	14 of 413	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	31 of 325	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	5 of 199	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	10 of 187	94.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	3 of 192	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	5 of 239	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	8 of 232	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	4 of 200	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	98.4	6 of 213	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	5 of 220	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	2 of 160	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	2 of 156	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	97.0	8 of 204	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 214	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	6 of 173	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	3 of 227	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 223	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	2 of 175	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	2 of 168	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	99.1	4 of 221	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	13 of 151	91.4%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	93.3	3 of 67	95.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	99.4	1 of 100	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	8 of 178	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	5 of 229	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	2 of 121	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	3 of 120	97.5%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Male (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)99th percentile~ school

Male (2023)98th percentile~ school

Female (2023)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)96th percentile~ school

Native American (2022)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+36 vs state

Science66%+31 vs state

Mathematics52%+25 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
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
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)
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 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
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
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
Alta Vista Intermediate	Public	4-5	4 Wildcat Rd	Questa	87556	Taos County	Questa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 586-0032	40	4	9.8	82.5%	5 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)										18.9								$16,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Anansi Charter School

What district is Anansi Charter School in?

Taos

Is Anansi Charter School a good school?

Anansi Charter School ranks 36^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Anansi Charter School?

Students at Anansi Charter School are 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Anansi Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Anansi Charter School.

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