Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87566

Summary:

The 87566 zip code area in New Mexico is home to 3 elementary schools: San Juan Elementary, Ohkay Owingeh Community School, and La Tierra Montessori School of the Arts and Sciences. These schools serve a diverse student population, with varying academic performance and unique characteristics.

Ohkay Owingeh Community School stands out with its 100% Native American student population and the lowest student-teacher ratio of 6.4, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. However, the school has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 97.09%, indicating a high-need student population. In contrast, La Tierra Montessori School offers a specialized Montessori-based curriculum, but has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, despite outperforming the state average in science proficiency.

The academic performance of these schools varies significantly, with San Juan Elementary having the lowest proficiency rates in both language arts (14%) and mathematics (7%), well below the state averages. This highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address educational inequities in the region. Additionally, all three schools have consistently high free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting that the 87566 zip code area faces significant socioeconomic challenges that can impact student learning and educational outcomes.

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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
San Juan Elementary	Public	K-6	411 State Rd 74	Espanola	87566	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 852-4225	208	15	13.5	100.0%	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	145 (69.7%)	1 (0.5%)	55 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10.3	418^th of 435 public elementary schools	3.9%		18.7	349^th of 420 public elementary schools	16.9%	69	14.0	7.0	$10,855
Ohkay Owingeh Community School	Public	K-6	307 Community School Rd.	Espanola	87566	Rio Arriba County	Ohkay Owingeh Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 852-2154	103	16	6.4	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 87566

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Espanola	0.78 mi	17	121^st
San Ildefonso Pueblo	11.01 mi	1
Santa Fe	11.71 mi	45	77^th
Pojoaque	11.71 mi	1
Dixon	15.01 mi	1	11^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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