Other / mixed grade configuration · Santa Rosa, NM

Santa Rosa Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Santa Rosa Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 350240000556
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Santa Rosa Elementary earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Mexico median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Mexico schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Santa Rosa · Resource Index
28
Resource Index · Lower
11.9:1
students per teacher
98.5%
free-lunch eligible

Santa Rosa Elementary has class sizes near the New Mexico median. Computed live against every New Mexico school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Santa Rosa Elementary ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Santa Rosa, NM.

Enrollment

203

New Mexico · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.9:1

vs 14:1 New Mexico avg

-15% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

98.5%

vs 80.8% New Mexico avg

+22% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Santa Rosa Elementary compares with New Mexico and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Santa Rosa Elementary

Santa Rosa Elementary is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, enrolling 203 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Mexico schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 98.5% lands close to the New Mexico typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 203 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Mexico median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 867 scored New Mexico schools.

Among 175 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Mexico schools statewide, it ranks #159, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 13/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 24.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools also operates Santa Rosa High (193 students) and Santa Rosa Middle (94 students) alongside Santa Rosa Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Santa Rosa Elementary compares

Santa Rosa Elementary on the metrics families compare, against New Mexico and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Mexico New Mexico avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.9:1 ▼ 15% 14:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 98.5% ▲ 22% 80.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 203 top 63% - -

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

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
203
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
98.5%
free-lunch eligible - 22% 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
11.9:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 32% in New Mexico - lower ratio than 68% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
39.9%
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
$19,059
per pupil, district-wide - above New Mexico avg of $16,652
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 93.1%
White 4.9%
Asian 1.5%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 93.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 13.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 13.1, Santa Rosa Elementary is less mixed than the New Mexico school average of 39.8.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools, which includes Santa Rosa Elementary.

$19,059
Per student
+14%
vs New Mexico
Avg $16,652
+15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 8.2%
State 67.8%
Federal 24.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Santa Rosa Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Santa Rosa High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Santa Rosa Middle Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Rita a. Marquez Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Anton Chico Middle Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Mexico, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Santa Rosa Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Santa Rosa Elementary

How many students attend Santa Rosa Elementary?

Santa Rosa Elementary has 203 students enrolled. It is a public school in Santa Rosa, NM.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Rosa Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Santa Rosa Elementary is 11.9:1, which is 15% lower than the New Mexico average of 14:1 and 24% 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 Santa Rosa Elementary?

98.5% of students at Santa Rosa Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Mexico average of 80.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Santa Rosa Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Santa Rosa Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 93.1% of enrollment, in Santa Rosa, NM.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Santa Rosa Elementary?

Santa Rosa Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Santa Rosa Elementary rank among public schools in Santa Rosa?

By Resource Investment Index, Santa Rosa Elementary ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Santa Rosa, NM. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Santa Rosa on the city page.

Is Santa Rosa Elementary a good school?

Santa Rosa Elementary earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Mexico median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Mexico schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools?

Besides Santa Rosa Elementary, Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools also operates Santa Rosa High (193 students), Santa Rosa Middle (94 students), and Rita a. Marquez Elementary (51 students). See the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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