📍 10 Elementary Rd, El Rito, Rio Arriba County, 87530
El Rito Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Rito, Rio Arriba County. The school has 58 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
El Rito Elementary enrolls 58 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% White and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 86% |
| White | 4 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 58 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 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.
El Rito 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.
El Rito Elementary is one of 4 schools in MESA VISTA, based in OJO CALIENTE, New Mexico. The district serves 262 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 58 students, El Rito Elementary is close to the district average of about 66 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote