Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87557

Summary:

The 87557 zip code has only one school, Ranchos De Taos Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 252 students. The school is part of the Taos school district, which is ranked 37 out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ranchos De Taos Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which is lower than the state average. However, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 100%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Academically, the school lags behind the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 34.29%, compared to 46.1% for the Taos district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate for all grades was 18.1%, compared to 24.39% for the district and 26.81% for the state.

The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking among New Mexico elementary schools ranging from 222 to 283 out of 345 to 435 schools. This suggests that Ranchos De Taos Elementary has been struggling to improve student outcomes, despite the district's overall ranking. The data highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the academic challenges faced by the school, particularly in the areas of ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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-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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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

Cities Near Zip Code 87557

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ranchos De Taos	3.42 mi	1	70^th
Taos	4.46 mi	12	30^th
Penasco	10.04 mi	3	27^th
El Prado	13.62 mi	1	3^rd
Arroyo Seco	15.02 mi	1	31^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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