Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAOS·NCES 350252000579
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY
305 DON FERNANDO, TAOS, NM 87571 · (575) 758-5202 · Taos County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
348 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
21%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
ENOS GARCIA 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
36.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY's state test result (25.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY this school | 348 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
| RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARY DEMING | 363 | 98.6% | 21.5% |
| MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY DEMING | 331 | 99.4% | 35.8% |
| NAVAJO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 344 | 99.7% | 18.2% |
| EAST SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 317 | 99.7% | 26.9% |
| PAJARITO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 301 | 100.0% | 26.7% |
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 ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Taos County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #265 of 329 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #321 of 354 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #225 of 366 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #174 of 490 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #41 of 318 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #262 of 334 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #200 of 393 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #79 of 287 | N/A |
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
348
-77 (-18%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
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 | 348 | 33.6 | 10.4:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 34 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 32.6 | 11.5:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 100% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 38.1 | 13.5:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 100% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 50 | 12.8:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 88% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 23 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (516 to 348); teachers down 12% (38.1 to 33.6).
About ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of TAOS, New Mexico. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 348 students. Elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students, which makes this school 21% larger than average.
The 8 schools of TAOS, including ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY, enroll 2,184 students.
The share of students at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY who are Hispanic is 89%. Other groups include 6% White and 3% Native American. By comparison, Taos County residents are about 51% Hispanic. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
For every teacher at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY, there are about 10.4 students; the school has 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. Among public schools in Taos County, the average eligibility rate is 89%.
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is 8.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
Taos County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,950, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,727, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY among them.
Among nearby public schools, TAOS CYBER MAGNET is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 425 (2020-21) to 348 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
The discussion board for ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- TAOS MIDDLEMiddle · 337 students
- RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 225 students
- TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTERElementary · 216 students
- ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 198 students
- ARROYO DEL NORTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 99 students
Other schools in TAOS
- TAOS HIGHHigh · 749 students
- TAOS MIDDLEMiddle · 337 students
- TAOS ACADEMYHigh · 251 students
- TAOS MUNICIPAL CHARTERElementary · 216 students
- TAOS INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF ARTSElementary · 215 students
- TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLElementary · 179 students
Nearby schools
- TAOS CYBER MAGNET0.1 mi · 12
- TAOS INTEGRATED SCHOOL OF ARTS1.0 mi · 215
- TAOS HIGH1.2 mi · 749
- TAOS MIDDLE2.0 mi · 337
- TAOS ACADEMY2.1 mi · 251
- VISTA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARYHow large is ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY?
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY serve?
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY are roughly 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY in?
ENOS GARCIA ELEMENTARY is part of TAOS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.