ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY

Located at 305 DON FERNANDO, in TAOS, New Mexico, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary school that teaches 348 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of TAOS. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Within TAOS, which oversees 8 schools and 2,184 students, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY shows that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% White, 3% Native American. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. 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, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Taos County's rate of about 89%.

With demographic context factored in, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Taos County indicate median household income runs about $58,950, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Taos County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students), ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

TAOS CYBER MAGNET is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 33%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 75% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.