Enrollment
51
Elementary
DISTRICT 127 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 350240000555
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY
MAIN ST, ANTON CHICO, NM 87711 · (575) 472-3171 · Guadalupe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
10.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
50 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 10% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
28.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 →
Schools most like RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY this school | 51 | 98.0% | N/A |
| EL RITO ELEMENTARY EL RITO | 63 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 71 | 100.0% | N/A |
| ABIQUIU ELEMENTARY ABIQUIU | 68 | 100.0% | N/A |
| HOLMAN ELEMENTARY MORA | 79 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY LAKE ARTHUR | 67 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #462 of 490 |
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
51
-3 (-6%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 51 | 5.1 | 10.1:1 | 98% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 6.4 | 9.9:1 | 98% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 6.6 | 9.2:1 | 100% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 6 | 9.0:1 | 100% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 6.6 | 11.4:1 | 100% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | 96% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 7 | 9.7:1 | 96% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 7 | 11.0:1 | 51% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (75 to 51); teachers down 23% (6.6 to 5.1).
About RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY
In ANTON CHICO, New Mexico, part of Guadalupe County, RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. In all, 51 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 82% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico (about 287).
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 5 schools: SANTA ROSA, with 572 students.
Roughly 98% of students at RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY are Hispanic. County-wide, 77% of Guadalupe County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. The average for public schools in Guadalupe County is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY lands at B+, ahead of 73% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Guadalupe County show that median household income comes to about $42,750, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Guadalupe County counts 8 public schools with about 643 students.
Measured in a straight line, ANTON CHICO MIDDLE is about 1.3 miles from RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY.
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY had a net loss of 3 students, or 6%. The number of students per teacher increased from 9.0 to 10.1 over 4 years.
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Guadalupe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,381
Census ACS
Median income
$42,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARYElementary · 203 students
- SANTA ROSA HIGHHigh · 193 students
- SANTA ROSA MIDDLEMiddle · 94 students
- ANTON CHICO MIDDLEMiddle · 31 students
Nearby schools
- ANTON CHICO MIDDLE1.3 mi · 31
- VALLEY MIDDLE18.2 mi · 25
- VALLEY ELEMENTARY18.2 mi · 56
- UNION ELEMENTARY26.8 mi · 90
- WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL27.4 mi · 345
- TONY SERNA JR. ELEMENTARY27.5 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARYHow many students attend RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY?
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 51 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY serve?
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY?
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
What district is RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY in?
RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY is part of SANTA ROSA.
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