Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87511

Summary:

The 87511 zip code in New Mexico has only one school, Alcalde Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 153 students. The school is part of the Espanola school district, which is ranked 99 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alcalde Elementary does not appear to be a standout school, as its statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 265 out of 420 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 340 out of 433 in 2023-2024. The school is currently rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, and its test scores are significantly below the state averages in all subjects and grade levels. In 2023-2024, only 31% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39%, and only 9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 25%.

Despite the academic challenges, Alcalde Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 to 1 in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school has a very high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 100% of students qualifying in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 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%)	22.7	340^th of 433 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.4	363^rd of 435 public elementary schools	16.6%	23	20.0	31.0	9.0	$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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