Enrollment
127
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENASCO·NCES 350204000480
PENASCO ELEMENTARY
13 SCHOOL RD, PENASCO, NM 87553 · (575) 587-2230 · Taos County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
127 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within PENASCO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
127
-74 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 12.5:1
% White
5%
was 4%
% Hispanic
87%
was 84%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PENASCO ELEMENTARY
As a cozy elementary school in PENASCO, New Mexico, PENASCO ELEMENTARY caters to 127 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of PENASCO. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 287.
PENASCO comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 276 students; PENASCO ELEMENTARY is among them.
In terms of who attends, PENASCO ELEMENTARY records that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 6% Native American, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 51% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, PENASCO ELEMENTARY has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at PENASCO ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Taos County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PENASCO ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 38.2%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Taos County) records that median household income runs about $58,950, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Taos County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,727 students), of which PENASCO ELEMENTARY is one.
PENASCO HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PENASCO ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PENASCO ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 38.0%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. PENASCO ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 37% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 127). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.
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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 PENASCO
- PENASCO HIGHHigh · 75 students
- PENASCO MIDDLEMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in PENASCO
- PENASCO HIGHHigh · 75 students
- PENASCO MIDDLEMiddle · 74 students
Nearby schools
- PENASCO HIGH0.1 mi · 75
- PENASCO MIDDLE0.1 mi · 74
- DIXON ELEMENTARY11.3 mi · 50
- RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARY13.4 mi · 225
- TAOS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL14.4 mi · 179
- VISTA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL15.2 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About PENASCO ELEMENTARYHow large is PENASCO ELEMENTARY?
PENASCO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PENASCO ELEMENTARY serve?
PENASCO ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PENASCO ELEMENTARY have?
PENASCO ELEMENTARY employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PENASCO ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PENASCO ELEMENTARY are roughly 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is PENASCO ELEMENTARY in?
PENASCO ELEMENTARY is part of PENASCO.
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