Enrollment
99
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAOS·NCES 350252000790
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
405 HONDO SECO RD, ARROYO SECO, NM 87514 · (575) 758-5202 · Taos County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
99 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY→TAOS MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within TAOS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
27.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY this school | 99 | 100.0% | 40.1% |
| LOWER ELEMENTARY ESTANCIA | 113 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MIDWAY ELEMENTARY POLVADERA | 104 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| SIXTH STREET ELEMENTARY SILVER CITY | 123 | 100.0% | N/A |
| RIO GALLINAS SCHOOL LAS VEGAS | 80 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LA ESCUELITA EARLY CHILDHOOD BERNALILLO | 117 | 100.0% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Taos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #415 of 490 | #10 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
99
-22 (-18%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 99 | 10.6 | 9.3:1 | 100% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 10.9 | 8.5:1 | 100% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 10.9 | 9.3:1 | 100% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 9.4 | 12.0:1 | 100% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 100% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 11 | 17.2:1 | 89% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (113 to 99); teachers up 13% (9.4 to 10.6).
About ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY
ARROYO SECO, New Mexico, is home to ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 99 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287 students, so this school is 66% smaller than average.
TAOS includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 2,184 students.
A majority of students at ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY, 76%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White and 4% multiracial. Taos County's residents are about 51% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY employs 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, higher than at this school. ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. The 89% average for public schools in Taos County is 11 points lower.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.4%. ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY scores 40.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Taos County, median household income is about $58,950, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 23 public schools operate in Taos County, serving about 3,727 students.
The shortest distance from ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 1.5 miles, to ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL. The ten-mile area around ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 48.1% proficiency; ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY posts 40.1%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY went from 121 students to 99. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 9.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Taos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,543
Census ACS
Median income
$58,950
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,727 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAOS
- TAOS HIGHHigh · 749 students
- ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 348 students
- TAOS MIDDLEMiddle · 337 students
- RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 225 students
- TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTERElementary · 216 students
- ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 198
- Taos Day School7.0 mi · 101
- TAOS CYBER MAGNET8.1 mi · 12
- ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY8.1 mi · 348
- ROOTS & WINGS COMMUNITY8.6 mi · 53
- TAOS INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF ARTS9.0 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYHow large is ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY?
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 99 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY serve?
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY is approximately 9.3:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY?
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 18% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY in?
ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARY is part of TAOS.
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