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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESPANOLA·NCES 350090000270

EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY

1000 ZUNI LN, ESPANOLA, NM 87532 · (505) 753-2391 · Rio Arriba County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
325 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
Pre-K
18
Kindergarten
43
Grade 1
40
Grade 2
51
Grade 3
52
Grade 4
48
Grade 5
41
Grade 6
46
Student demographics
White
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 19%
Hispanic
32395%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 63%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17451%
Female
16549%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
28.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.3%
NM avg 27.2%
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
339
-88 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.0:1
% White
1%
was 8%
% Hispanic
95%
was 89%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY

EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier primary school in ESPANOLA, New Mexico, one of the schools within ESPANOLA. The school educates 339 students in grades pre-K through 6.

ESPANOLA comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 1,876 students; EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 96% of students at EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.4%, the actual is 24.4%, a residual of -10.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Rio Arriba County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,155 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Rio Arriba County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,127 students), EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 20.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 427 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 89% to 95% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Rio Arriba County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY
District
ESPANOLA
Address
1000 ZUNI LN, ESPANOLA, NM 87532
Phone
(505) 753-2391
County
Rio Arriba County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
339
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
325 (96%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
350090000270
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY
How large is EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY?
EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY serve?
EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY are roughly 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY in?
EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY is part of ESPANOLA.
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