Schools in Zip Code 87711

ZIP code 87711, which covers Anton Chico, New Mexico, has two public schools serving grades K–8, both in the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools district: Rita A. Marquez Elementary (K–5, 51 students) and Anton Chico Middle (6–8, 31 students), for 82 students total. There is no high school or alternative school in this ZIP, so the available data covers only an elementary-to-middle pipeline.

In the most recent 2025–2026 results, neither school performs above district or state averages in any core subject. Anton Chico Middle is slightly stronger than Rita A. Marquez Elementary in English language arts (32.04% proficient vs 27.34%) and math (8.11% vs 5.40%), but weaker in science (10.00% vs 14.29%). Both are far below the state's 44.66% in ELA and 27.85% in math. In 2025–2026 rankings, the elementary sits at 339 of 346 (2nd percentile, 0 stars) and the middle school at 171 of 191 (10th percentile, 1 star).

Results were much better just a year earlier. In 2024–2025, Anton Chico Middle beat both the district and the state in ELA (57.14%) and math (35.71%), and the elementary also exceeded state averages. Both then fell roughly 22 to 28 percentage points in ELA and math. With only 31 to 51 students — where one student is worth roughly 2 to 3 percentage points — such swings are hard to read as purely real change. Historical rankings also show unsustained high points: the elementary reached the 90th percentile in 2023–2024, and the middle school the 76th percentile in 2021–2022. The Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools district context is weak overall, ranking 77 of 87 New Mexico districts (11th percentile, 1 star). Both schools report very high poverty indicators (free/reduced lunch of 98.04% and 100%) and low student-teacher ratios (10:1 and 5.5:1).