Roots & Wings Community
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Questa, New Mexico
Roots & Wings Community in Questa, New Mexico enrolled 53 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 26.5 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 64%
59 students in 2022-23, 52 students in 2023-24, 53 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 2.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 59 | 5.5 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 5.7 | 9.2 |
| 2024-25 | 53 | 2.0 | 26.5 |
26.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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 Roots & Wings Community enrolled 51 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 absent52.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.4% of students were White, 15.1% Hispanic, 15.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White60.4%
- Hispanic15.1%
- Two or more races15.1%
- American Indian9.4%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Roots & Wings Community scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 | 50‑59% | 50‑59% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 30‑39% (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 Questa
3 public elementary schools in Questa report 2024-25 enrollment; Roots & Wings Community is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Elementary | 106 | 13.5 | 53.8% |
| Roots & Wings Community | 53 | 26.5 | 66.0% |
| Alta Vista Intermediate | 40 | 9.9 | 82.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Roots & Wings Community
- Alta Vista IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 40 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Alta Vista ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 106 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Compare Roots & Wings Community with Alta Vista IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Roots and Wings Community spends per student$17,559 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,559
- The largest public schools in New MexicoRoots & Wings Community is the number 422 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#422 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher26.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.26.5:1
- 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 Roots & Wings Community
How many students attend Roots & Wings Community?
53 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 59 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Questa, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Roots & Wings Community?
26.5 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 Roots & Wings Community a Title I school?
Roots & Wings Community ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Roots & Wings Community do on state tests?
The students tested at Roots & Wings Community scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Roots & Wings Community in?
Roots and Wings Community, NCES district ID 3500176. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350017600846 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.