Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87511

Summary:

The 87511 zip code in New Mexico is home to a single public elementary school, Alcalde Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 153 students. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic, at 97.39%, with the remaining 2.61% identifying as Native American.

Academically, Alcalde Elementary has struggled, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly below the statewide averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 265th out of 420 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 363rd out of 435 in 2022-2023, with a consistent 1-2 star rating on the SchoolDigger scale. This underperformance may be linked to the school's high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, which stands at 100%, indicating a significant economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the academic challenges, Alcalde Elementary does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more personalized attention for students. However, the school's highly concentrated Hispanic student population and the need for targeted interventions to address the academic underperformance present both challenges and opportunities for the Espanola Public Schools district to improve educational outcomes for the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	NM Combined Science (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	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Alcalde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	State Rd 68 County Rd 138a	Espanola	87511	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4253	153	12	12.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.4	363^rd of 435 public elementary schools	16.6%		32.2	265^th of 420 public elementary schools	36.9%	98	24.0	14.0	13.0	$11,487

Cities Near Zip Code 87511

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Espanola	0.67 mi	17	121^st
Dixon	11.15 mi	1	11^th
Pojoaque	14.74 mi	1
Santa Fe	14.74 mi	45	77^th
San Ildefonso Pueblo	14.88 mi	1

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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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