📍 Bulding 170 State Rd 531, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, 87575
Tierra Amarilla Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County. The school has 101 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chama Valley Indep. Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
Tierra Amarilla Elementary enrolls 101 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% White and 4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 84% |
| White | 6 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 101 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 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.
Tierra Amarilla 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.
Tierra Amarilla 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 101 students, Tierra Amarilla Elementary is larger than the district average of about 70 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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