📍 Mundo Dr, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, 87528
Dulce Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dulce, Rio Arriba County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dulce Independent Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dulce Elementary enrolls 248 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% American Indian or Alaska Native, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 216 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 10% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 248 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 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.
Dulce 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.
Dulce Elementary is one of 3 schools in DULCE, based in DULCE, New Mexico. The district serves 571 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Dulce Elementary is larger than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote