Enrollment
112
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESPANOLA·NCES 350090000264
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY
STATE RD 76 COUNTY RD 93 BUILDING 31, CHIMAYO, NM 87522 · (505) 351-4207 · Rio Arriba County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
14.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
112 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within ESPANOLA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY this school | 112 | 100.0% | 41.6% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SANTA CLARA | 133 | 100.0% | N/A |
| HURLEY ELEMENTARY HURLEY | 114 | 100.0% | 58.3% |
| TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 115 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| PENASCO ELEMENTARY PENASCO | 127 | 100.0% | 38.2% |
| HERNANDEZ ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 85 | 97.6% | 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 CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Rio Arriba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #91 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #223 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #182 of 366 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #408 of 490 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #93 of 393 | #1 of 7 |
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
112
-30 (-21%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 112 | 7.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 116 | 9.2 | 12.6:1 | 99% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 11.2 | 11.3:1 | 100% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 100% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 10.2 | 12.7:1 | 100% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 8 | 16.5:1 | 100% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 78% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 88% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (130 to 112); teachers down 27% (10.2 to 7.5).
About CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school. Its address is in CHIMAYO, New Mexico. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 112 students. Enrollment is 61% lower than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico, which is about 287.
ESPANOLA (12 schools, 1,876 students) runs CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY.
The large majority of students at CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY, 92%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% Native American. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 67% share among Rio Arriba County residents. By the diversity index, CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY comes in at 15%.
Dividing enrollment by its 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Rio Arriba County.
The allk12 Grade for CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY is B+. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.4% for CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY. The school posts 41.6%, 8.2 points above the prediction.
Within Rio Arriba County, median household income is about $57,155, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 30 public schools in Rio Arriba County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,127.
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY is the closest public school, about 5.5 miles away in a straight line. CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 22.3%, lower than CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY's 41.6%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 142 to 112. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.9:1, from 12.9:1.
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Rio Arriba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,070
Census ACS
Median income
$57,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
3,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESPANOLA
- CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLEMiddle · 379 students
- EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 339 students
- JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 233 students
- TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARYElementary · 208 students
- ALCALDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
- SAN JUAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 141 students
Nearby schools
- TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY5.5 mi · 208
- MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL5.7 mi · 557
- EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 339
- Ohkay Owingeh Community School7.5 mi · 105
- SAN JUAN ELEMENTARY7.7 mi · 141
- JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY7.8 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About CHIMAYO ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY?
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 112 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY serve?
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY?
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY?
CHIMAYO ELEMENTARY is overseen by ESPANOLA in Rio Arriba County.
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