Summary:
ZIP code 87016 contains two elementary schools, both part of Estancia Municipal Schools and both housed at the same address, 624 8th St in Estancia, New Mexico. Together they cover PK–6 for 292 students: Lower Elementary serves grades PK–1 with 113 students, and Upper Elementary serves grades 2–6 with 179 students, or about 61% of the total. Both report 100% free/reduced lunch for 2024–25.
Upper Elementary is the academic standout. Its 2025–26 rank is 97 out of 346 schools — the 72nd percentile with 4 stars — up from 232/413 (44th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–24 and 165/345 (52nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–25, a 28-percentile-point gain in three years. Its math proficiency is above the state in every tested grade, with the largest margins in 3rd grade (44.74% vs. 26.24%) and 5th grade (44.44% vs. 33.85%). English language arts is well above state in 3rd grade (62.16% vs. 44.33%) and 4th grade (52.94% vs. 50.36%), but essentially at state in 5th (41.67% vs. 41.98%) and 6th (38.71% vs. 38.9%). Fifth-grade science is above state (38.89% vs. 31.97%). Year over year, ELA rose 6.42 points, math 8.87, and science 9.86. The district ranks 40 of 87 statewide (54th percentile, 3 stars), though district and school rankings use different pools.
Lower Elementary stands out for class size, with a 9.2 student-teacher ratio versus Upper Elementary's 11.4 — about 10.4 combined across the PK–6 campus — but this data set includes no test scores or rank history for PK–1, so its academic results cannot be evaluated here. Notably, Upper Elementary's above-state math and ELA results come from a school where every student qualifies for free/reduced lunch.
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