📍 Hwy 60, Quemado, Catron County, 87829
Quemado Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Quemado, Catron County. The school has 86 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Quemado Independent Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Quemado Elementary enrolls 86 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 56 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 86 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Quemado 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-20, state senate district 28, state house district 49.
Quemado Elementary is one of 3 schools in QUEMADO, based in QUEMADO, New Mexico. The district serves 170 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 86 students, Quemado Elementary is larger than the district average of about 57 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote