📍 182 North Pine Ave, Chama, Rio Arriba County, 87520
Chama Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chama, Rio Arriba County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chama Valley Indep. Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
Chama Elementary enrolls 75 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 81% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 9.3% |
| White | 6 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 75 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 75 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chama Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 5, state house district 41.
Chama Elementary is one of 4 schools in CHAMA VALLEY, based in TIERRA AMARILLA, New Mexico. The district serves 280 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Chama Elementary is close to the district average of about 70 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote