RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY

RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is one of the minimally staffed K-5 schools in ANTON CHICO, New Mexico, overseen by SANTA ROSA, with 51 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 82% leaner than the state mean of about 287.

SANTA ROSA runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 572 students. RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Guadalupe County put median household earnings sit near $42,750, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Guadalupe County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 643 students), of which RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is one.

ANTON CHICO MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY has decreased 32%, going from 75 students in 2018 to 51 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 92% to 98% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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