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Penasco Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
13 School Rd
Penasco, NM 87553
Phone
(575) 587-2230
District
PENASCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
County
TAOS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
136
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Mexico

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.3% of all NM schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Penasco Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
33%
8%
28%
31%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
35
24
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 15 11.0%
Kindergarten 14 10.3%
Grade 1 21 15.4%
Grade 2 15 11.0%
Grade 3 24 17.6%
Grade 4 27 19.9%
Grade 5 20 14.7%
Total 136 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.1% 5.3% 21.0%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
Hispanic 88.2% 85.9% 63.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.6% 8.8% 12.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 74.3%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,712 2,114,371
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18.0 17
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.6% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 19.2% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 39.0% 24.0%
65 OR OLDER 24.3% 18.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,602 825,021
Single Parent Households With Children 11.1% 10.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 30.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.6% 14.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.2% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 13.4%
$15,000 or less 17.0% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,447 $2,399,000 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,810 $798,000 13.7%
Staff $67 $19,000 0.3%
General Administration $1,092 $310,000 5.3%
School Administration $1,106 $314,000 5.4%
Operation $2,588 $735,000 12.6%
Transportation $746 $212,000 3.6%
Other $901 $256,000 4.4%
Total Support $9,310 $2,644,000 45.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,799 $795,000 13.6%
Total Expenditures $20,556 $5,838,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,912 $2,222,874,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,276 $410,334,000 9.1%
Staff $271 $87,206,000 1.9%
General Administration $289 $92,853,000 2.1%
School Administration $665 $213,784,000 4.8%
Operation $1,249 $401,552,000 8.9%
Transportation $327 $105,132,000 2.3%
Other $448 $144,040,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,524 $1,454,901,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,532 $814,319,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $13,968 $4,492,094,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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