Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87557

Summary:

The zip code 87557 contains a single elementary school, Ranchos De Taos Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 272 students. The school is part of the Taos school district, which is ranked 41 out of 119 districts in New Mexico and has a 3-star rating.

Ranchos De Taos Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 267 out of 420 schools in 2021-2022 to 298 out of 433 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, is significantly lower than both the Taos district and the state of New Mexico averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 30% in ELA, 17% in Math, and 30% in Science, compared to the Taos district's 45% in ELA, 24% in Math, and 39% in Science, and the state's 39% in ELA, 25% in Math, and 36% in Science.

Despite the school's relatively small student-teacher ratio of 11.4, the high poverty level, as indicated by the 100% free/reduced lunch rate, may be a contributing factor to the academic challenges faced by Ranchos De Taos Elementary. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the performance concerns and improve the educational outcomes for the students in this community.

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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
Ranchos De Taos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Ranchos Elementary Rd	Ranchos De Taos	87557	Taos County	Taos	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 758-5202	252	23	11.1	100.0%	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30.7	298^th of 433 public elementary schools	31.2%		35.4	283^rd of 435 public elementary schools	34.9%	15	30.0	30.0	17.0	$12,003

Cities Near Zip Code 87557

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ranchos De Taos	3.42 mi	1	100^th
Taos	4.46 mi	12	57^th
Penasco	10.04 mi	3	51^st
El Prado	13.62 mi	1	1^st
Arroyo Seco	15.02 mi	1	28^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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