Other / mixed grade configuration · Ranchos De Taos, NM

Ranchos De Taos Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Ranchos De Taos Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 350252000580
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👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ranchos De Taos Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 84% of New Mexico schools.

30
Resource Index · Lower
9.8:1
small classes for New Mexico
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
225
students enrolled

Ranchos De Taos Elementary has class sizes smaller than 84% of New Mexico schools. Computed live against every New Mexico school reporting to NCES.

School address

Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557
District: Taos Municipal Schools · New Mexico

NCES ID 350252000580 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-20 students YoY

Ranchos De Taos Elementary shrank from 272 students in 2022-23 to 252 in 2023-24 (-7.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 23.7 → 22.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-20 students YoY 350252000580 · Ranchos De Taos, NM Other · SMALL · TRAD

225 enr · 9.8:1 · 100.0% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Taos High (749 students)

Ranchos De Taos Elementary shrank from 272 students in 2022-23 to 252 in 2023-24 (-7.4%). Teacher FTE lost 23.7 → 22.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Mexico schools → · Find another →

Ranchos De Taos Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Ranchos De Taos Elementary reports 225 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Ranchos De Taos Elementary compares

Ranchos De Taos Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Mexico and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Mexico New Mexico avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.8:1 ▼ 30% 14:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 24% 80.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 225 top 59% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
225
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 24% above the New Mexico average of 80.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 16% in New Mexico - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
64.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,919
per pupil, district-wide - below New Mexico avg of $19,381
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 86.7%
White 7.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.9%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 86.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.0, Ranchos De Taos Elementary is less mixed than the New Mexico school average of 39.8.

Programs

District finance for Taos Municipal Schools reports $17,919 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Ranchos De Taos Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Taos High Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Enos Garcia Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Taos Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Taos Municipal Charter Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Anansi Charter School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Ranchos De Taos Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Taos Municipal Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~225 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Ranchos De Taos Elementary

How many students attend Ranchos De Taos Elementary?

Ranchos De Taos Elementary has 225 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ranchos De Taos, NM. CCD year-over-year: 272 (2022-23) → 252 (2023-24), down 20.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ranchos De Taos Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Ranchos De Taos Elementary is 9.8:1, which is 30% lower than the New Mexico average of 14:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ranchos De Taos Elementary?

100.0% of students at Ranchos De Taos Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Mexico average of 80.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ranchos De Taos Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Ranchos De Taos Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 86.7% of enrollment, in Ranchos De Taos, NM.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ranchos De Taos Elementary?

Ranchos De Taos Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Taos Municipal Schools?

Besides Ranchos De Taos Elementary, Taos Municipal Schools also operates Taos High (749 students), Enos Garcia Elementary (348 students), and Taos Middle (337 students). See the Taos Municipal Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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