Los Ninos Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Espanola, New Mexico
Los Ninos Elementary in Espanola, New Mexico enrolled 71 students in 2024-25 with 7.5 full-time teachers, 9.5 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
71 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 71 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.8 to 7.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 71 | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 5.2 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Los Ninos Elementary enrolled 44 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent81.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.4% of students were Hispanic, 1.4% White, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic94.4%
- White1.4%
- Two or more races1.4%
- American Indian1.4%
- Pacific Islander1.4%
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.
Elementary schools in Espanola
6 public elementary schools in Espanola report 2024-25 enrollment; Los Ninos Elementary is number 6 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 Los Ninos Elementary
- James Rodriguez ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 233 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Eutimio Salazar ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 339 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Los Ninos Elementary with James Rodriguez 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 MexicoLos Ninos Elementary is the number 408 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#408 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.9.5:1
- 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 Los Ninos Elementary
How many students attend Los Ninos Elementary?
71 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 71 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Espanola, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Ninos Elementary?
9.5 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 Los Ninos Elementary a Title I school?
Los Ninos Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Los Ninos Elementary in?
Espanola Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350090000685 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
- 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.