📍 13 School Rd, Penasco, Taos County, 87553
Penasco Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Penasco, Taos County. The school has 136 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penasco Independent Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 35.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penasco Elementary enrolls 136 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 35.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 88% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 6.6% |
| White | 7 | 5.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 136 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 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.
Penasco 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 6, state house district 42.
Penasco Elementary is one of 3 schools in PENASCO, based in PENASCO, New Mexico. The district serves 276 students district-wide and employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 136 students, Penasco Elementary is larger than the district average of about 92 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote