Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESPANOLA·NCES 350090000266
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY
420 NORTH CORONADO AVE, ESPANOLA, NM 87532 · (505) 753-2256 · Rio Arriba County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
219 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (33) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
12%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
Feeds from
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
21.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
8.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY this school | 233 | 94.0% | 20.5% |
| TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 208 | 97.1% | 21.8% |
| RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY HATCH | 240 | 89.2% | 23.7% |
| HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARY HATCH | 190 | 98.4% | N/A |
| EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 339 | 95.9% | 24.4% |
| VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 259 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
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 JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Rio Arriba County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #307 of 329 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #340 of 354 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #338 of 366 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #288 of 490 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #162 of 318 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #303 of 334 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #319 of 393 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #54 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
233
-64 (-22%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
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 | 233 | 17.6 | 13.3:1 | 94% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 73% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 19.8 | 12.6:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 25.9 | 14.3:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 100% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 98% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 60% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (371 to 233); teachers down 32% (25.9 to 17.6).
About JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school with an address in ESPANOLA, New Mexico. Grades offered run from 1 through 6, with 233 students enrolled.
ESPANOLA runs JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY along with 11 other schools, enrolling 1,876 students in total.
About 94% of the student body at JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Rio Arriba County's population at about 67%. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY total 17.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. That matches the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 94%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 14.3 points (20.5% versus 34.9%), a bottom-10% result in New Mexico on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Rio Arriba County, the median household income is $57,155, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 30 public schools in Rio Arriba County, enrolling about 3,127 students in all.
The nearest other public school, LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 233, a 22% decrease from 297 in 2020-21.
Community posts for JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARYElementary · 208 students
- ALCALDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
- SAN JUAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 141 students
- CHIMAYO ELEMENTARYElementary · 112 students
Other schools in ESPANOLA
- MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 557 students
- CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLEMiddle · 379 students
- EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 339 students
- TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARYElementary · 208 students
- ALCALDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
- Kha'p'o Community SchoolElementary · 98 students
Nearby schools
- LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 71
- CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLE1.1 mi · 379
- Kha'p'o Community School1.7 mi · 98
- EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 339
- MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL2.1 mi · 557
- TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY2.9 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY?
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY serve?
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY serves grades 01-06.
How many teachers does JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY have?
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY?
At JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY in?
JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY is part of ESPANOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.