Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 127 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ROSA·NCES 350240000556
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY
658 5TH ST, SANTA ROSA, NM 88435 · (575) 472-3171 · Guadalupe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
194 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
13%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
45.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
23.3%
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 23 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY this school | 203 | 95.6% | 39.5% |
| DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 189 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 208 | 97.1% | 21.8% |
| ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY ARTESIA | 171 | 100.0% | 47.5% |
| JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 233 | 94.0% | 20.5% |
| R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 265 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
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 SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #106 of 329 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #187 of 354 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #146 of 366 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #328 of 490 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #47 of 318 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #298 of 334 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #315 of 393 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #175 of 287 |
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
203
-12 (-6%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 203 | 19.2 | 10.6:1 | 96% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 18.3 | 10.8:1 | 39% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 17.8 | 11.3:1 | 99% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 100% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 18.5 | 13.3:1 | 100% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 99% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 99% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 76% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (246 to 203); teachers up 3% (18.5 to 19.2).
About SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY operates as a small elementary school in SANTA ROSA, New Mexico. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 203 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 29% lower.
SANTA ROSA has 5 schools and 572 students, and SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 93% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White. In Guadalupe County overall, about 77% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.6:1, with 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average 12.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 96%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Guadalupe County.
allk12 grades SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY a B. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.5% at SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Guadalupe County, median household income is 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. SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY is one of 8 public schools in Guadalupe County, which together enroll about 643 students.
The nearest other public school, SANTA ROSA HIGH, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.4:1 to 10.6:1 over the same years.
The SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HIGHHigh · 193 students
- SANTA ROSA MIDDLEMiddle · 94 students
- RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 51 students
- ANTON CHICO MIDDLEMiddle · 31 students
Other schools in SANTA ROSA
- SANTA ROSA HIGHHigh · 193 students
- SANTA ROSA MIDDLEMiddle · 94 students
- GUADALUPE COUNTY CORRECTIONSHigh · 1 students
Other Santa Rosa Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Santa Rosa Elementary. SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Santa Rosa Elementary SchoolMARICOPA, AZ · 527 students
Nearby schools
- SANTA ROSA HIGH0.2 mi · 193
- SANTA ROSA MIDDLE1.0 mi · 94
- GUADALUPE COUNTY CORRECTIONS2.4 mi · 1
- ANTON CHICO MIDDLE30.9 mi · 31
- RITA A. MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY31.7 mi · 51
- VAUGHN ELEMENTARY37.9 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY?
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-05.
Is SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY?
At SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY in?
SANTA ROSA ELEMENTARY is part of SANTA ROSA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.