📍 State Road 68 County Road 51 #, Velarde, Rio Arriba County, 87582
Velarde Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Velarde, Rio Arriba County. The school has 63 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Espanola Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Velarde Elementary enrolls 63 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and 1.6% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 97% |
| White | 1 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 63 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 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.
Velarde Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 40.
Velarde Elementary is one of 13 schools in ESPANOLA, based in ESPANOLA, New Mexico. The district serves 2,745 students district-wide and employs 215 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 63 students, Velarde Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 211 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant