Alcalde Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Espanola, New Mexico
Alcalde Elementary in Espanola, New Mexico enrolled 151 students in 2024-25 with 12.9 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
153 students in 2022-23, 160 students in 2023-24, 151 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.8 to 12.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 153 | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 10.8 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 151 | 12.9 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools
Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 245 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alcalde Elementary enrolled 147 students and had 0.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.6, one per 245 of the 147 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent43.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.7% of students were Hispanic, 4.0% American Indian, 0.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic94.7%
- American Indian4.0%
- White0.7%
- Black0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Alcalde Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 19% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 11% (2021-22) | 24.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Espanola
6 public elementary schools in Espanola report 2024-25 enrollment; Alcalde Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eutimio Salazar Elementary | 339 | 13.0 | 95.9% |
| James Rodriguez Elementary | 233 | 13.3 | 94.0% |
| Tony Quintana Elementary | 208 | 12.2 | 97.1% |
| Alcalde Elementary | 151 | 11.7 | 96.7% |
| Hernandez Elementary | 85 | 9.3 | 97.6% |
| Los Ninos Elementary | 71 | 9.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alcalde Elementary
- San Juan ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 141 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Velarde ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.8 miles away: 39 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Alcalde Elementary with San Juan ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Espanola Public Schools spends per student$16,809 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,809
- The largest public schools in New MexicoAlcalde Elementary is the number 363 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#363 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Alcalde Elementary
How many students attend Alcalde Elementary?
151 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 153 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Espanola, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alcalde Elementary?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alcalde Elementary a Title I school?
Alcalde Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Alcalde Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Alcalde Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Alcalde Elementary in?
Espanola Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350090000260 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.