Summary:
ZIP code 87532 contains 13 schools — 11 elementary, one middle, one alternative, and no high schools — enrolling 2,463 students, with most operating under Espanola Public Schools and two running as their own districts, McCurdy Charter School and Kha'p'o Community School.
Results vary widely from school to school. Dixon Elementary, with 50 students, is the clearest standout: its ELA proficiency of 44.12 and math proficiency of 38.24 both exceed state averages (43.34 and 25.54), and it holds a 4-star rating with recent percentiles of 74, 86, and 88. McCurdy Charter School, the largest school at 557 students, reports an 86.6 graduation rate, ELA of 46.05, and SAT ELA of 44.68 — all above state — but its math (22.7) and science (26.47) fall below. Velarde Elementary (ELA of 50) and Los Ninos Elementary (ELA of 51.35, PK–K only) post the highest ELA figures, though small enrollment and missing math and science data limit comparisons. Chimayo Elementary (42.55 ELA) and Hernandez Elementary (26.19 math) each show above-district strength.
Math and science are the area's weakest points: district all-grade math proficiency is 10.02 against the state's 25.54, and no school reports science above the state's 33.4. Carlos F. Vigil Middle, the only middle school, reports ELA of 28.53 and math of 8.12 with a 5th-percentile rank, while Tony Quintana Elementary and Eutimio Salazar Elementary also rank near the bottom. Every reporting school has free/reduced lunch between 93.99% and 100%, and many scores are suppressed or given as bounds, so figures for the smallest schools should be read with caution.
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