Best Public Schools in Anton Chico, NM

Summary:

The city of Anton Chico, New Mexico is home to two schools: Rita A. Marquez Elementary and Anton Chico Middle, both part of the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools district. While the elementary school has had mixed performance, the middle school stands out as a consistent top performer in the state, ranking in the top 25% of New Mexico middle schools for several years.

Anton Chico Middle is the clear standout, consistently ranking in the top 25% of middle schools in New Mexico and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2021-2022 school year. This is an impressive achievement given the school's small size of just 34 students. In contrast, Rita A. Marquez Elementary has had a more mixed performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between the top 50% and top 75% of elementary schools over the past few years.

Both schools serve a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty in the Anton Chico community. While the small school sizes may present unique challenges, the contrasting performance between the elementary and middle school suggests opportunities for the district to analyze the factors contributing to the middle school's success and apply those strategies to improve the quality of education at the elementary level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Mathematics All Grades	Total
Anton Chico Middle	Public	6-8	1753 State Hwy 119	Anton Chico	87711	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	34	5	7.0	100.0%	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (91.2%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	52.0		$22,867
Rita A. Marquez Elementary	Public	K-5	Main St	Anton Chico	87711	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	61	7	9.2	100.0%	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.3	279^th of 435 public elementary schools	35.9%		65.4	103^rd of 420 public elementary schools	75.5%	176	37.0	13.0	$9,101

Cities Near Anton Chico

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Rosa	23.39 mi	4	61^st
Ribera	26.27 mi	2	65^th
Vaughn	34.63 mi	2	55^th
Las Vegas	35.47 mi	14	100^th
Pecos	48.9 mi	3	110^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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