EL RITO ELEMENTARY

EL RITO ELEMENTARY is a rural-scale primary school in EL RITO, New Mexico, overseen by MESA VISTA. The school enrolls 63 students in grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Across the 4 schools in MESA VISTA (262 students total), EL RITO ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, EL RITO ELEMENTARY shows that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Native American, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, EL RITO ELEMENTARY records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, Rio Arriba County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,155 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. EL RITO ELEMENTARY is one of 30 public schools in Rio Arriba County (combined enrollment of about 3,127 students).

OJO CALIENTE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.8 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

EL RITO ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. EL RITO ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 71 (now 63). Over the same period, the White share fell from 14% to 3%.

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