Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESPANOLA·NCES 350090000276
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY
18670 US 84/285, ESPANOLA, NM 87532 · (505) 753-3213 · Santa Fe County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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
12.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
20%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
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
20.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY this school | 208 | 97.1% | 21.8% |
| JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 233 | 94.0% | 20.5% |
| HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARY HATCH | 190 | 98.4% | N/A |
| VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 259 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 189 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 202 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
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 TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #296 of 329 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #315 of 354 | #19 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #346 of 366 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #319 of 490 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #114 of 318 | #3 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #273 of 334 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #308 of 393 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #199 of 287 | #14 of 20 |
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
208
-19 (-8%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 208 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 97% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 18.1 | 12.7:1 | 74% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 19.8 | 10.6:1 | 100% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 18.1 | 13.3:1 | 99% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 92% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 92% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (241 to 208); teachers down 6% (18.1 to 17).
About TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school found in ESPANOLA, New Mexico. The school counted 208 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 28% below the average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.
The district, ESPANOLA, operates 12 schools serving 1,876 students.
Hispanic students are 89% of those enrolled at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY. Next come 6% Native American and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Santa Fe County residents. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 97%. On average, public schools in Santa Fe County report 84%.
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.1% at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.8%.
In Santa Fe County, the median household earns about $79,071 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Santa Fe County, 53 public schools serve about 20,719 students.
MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL is about 1.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 21.8% versus a 26.4% average.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 208, down from 227 in 2020-21.
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Santa Fe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,105
Census ACS
Median income
$79,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
20,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESPANOLA
- CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLEMiddle · 379 students
- EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARYElementary · 339 students
- JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 233 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
- JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · 233 students
- ALCALDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
- Kha'p'o Community SchoolElementary · 98 students
Nearby schools
- MCCURDY CHARTER SCHOOL1.5 mi · 557
- EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 339
- Kha'p'o Community School2.6 mi · 98
- JAMES RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY2.9 mi · 233
- LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY3.0 mi · 71
- CARLOS F. VIGIL MIDDLE3.9 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY?
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 208 students in grades KG-06.
Is TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY?
At TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 89% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY public or private?
TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ESPANOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.