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Española Municipal Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 2,852 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Española Municipal Schools is a school district in New Mexico (Santa Fe and Rio Arriba counties). During the 2024 school year, 2,852 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Espanola Public School District school board Position 2

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Espanola Public School District school board Position 2

Justin J. Salazar-Torrez is running in the general election for Espanola Public School District school board Position 2 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Justin J. Salazar-Torrez (Nonpartisan)

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Espanola Public School District school board Position 3

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Espanola Public School District school board Position 3

Javin J. Coriz and Rick X. Vigil are running in the general election for Espanola Public School District school board Position 3 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Javin J. Coriz (Nonpartisan)
Rick X. Vigil (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in New Mexico are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: August 26, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in New Mexico are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in New Mexico are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3(B) states, "A regular local election shall be a nonpartisan election, and the names of all candidates shall be listed on the ballot with no party or slate designation."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute Section 1-22-3

Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Constitution Article VII Section 5

Term length and staggering

School board members have four-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 22-5-8

School districts elect as close as to half of their school board members as possible at one general election, and the other half at a general election two years later. Upon the formation of a newly created, three school board members will be elected for two-year terms and the other two school board members will be elected for four-year terms to ensure staggered elections. Albuquerque School District is the only district with seven board members, and elects four school board members at one general election and the other three school board members two years later.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 22-4-13

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected either at large or from single-member election subdistricts, depending on the size of the school district. As of 2022, 28 districts (31%) had board members elected by single-member district and 61 districts (69%) had board members elected by at-large.

School board members in districts having a population in excess of 16,000 must be elected from single-member subdistricts.

School boards in districts with less than 16,000 population have the option of establishing single-member board subdistricts or continuing to elect members at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 22-5-1.1 & New Mexico School Boards Association Handbook Chapter II Section A

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file declarations of candidacy by 5:00 PM on the 70th day prior to the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 1-22-7

School board candidates can file between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the 70th day prior to the election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 1-22-7

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: New Mexico Statute 1-2-18

 


About the district

School board

Española Municipal Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ruben Archuleta
Brandon Bustos
Javin Coriz
Katrina Martinez
Dale Salazar2024

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District map

Overlapping state house districts

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,175,000 $3,740 22%
Local: $4,618,000 $1,546 9%
State: $35,677,000 $11,940 69%
Total: $51,470,000 $17,226
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,650,000 $15,947
Total Current Expenditures: $44,479,000 $14,885
Instructional Expenditures: $21,237,000 $7,107 45%
Student and Staff Support: $7,585,000 $2,538 16%
Administration: $5,753,000 $1,925 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,904,000 $3,314 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,758,000 $923
Construction: $1,473,000 $492
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $0
Interest on Debt: $412,000 $137

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 6-9 PS 6-9 <50 PS PS
2016-2017 10 <50 <50 10 6-9 15-19
2015-2016 11 21-39 <50 11 6-9 10-14
2014-2015 8 21-39 PS 8 6-9 10-14
2013-2014 34 60-79 <50 33 40-44 35-39
2012-2013 32 60-79 <50 30 45-49 45-49
2011-2012 32 60-79 <50 31 30-34 40-44
2010-2011 27 >=50 <50 25 35-39 50-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30-34 PS 30-34 <50 PS PS
2016-2017 19 60-79 <50 18 20-24 30-34
2015-2016 17 21-39 <50 16 20-24 20-24
2014-2015 17 40-59 PS 17 10-14 15-19
2013-2014 44 60-79 >=50 42 50-54 50-54
2012-2013 44 60-79 <50 42 55-59 50-54
2011-2012 42 60-79 <50 42 45-49 45-49
2010-2011 42 <50 <50 41 45-49 60-69

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 63 PS PS 60-64 60-79 >=50
2018-2019 63 <50 60-64 >=50 >=50
2017-2018 71 PS PS 70-74 >=50 60-69
2016-2017 66 PS PS 65-69 <50 >=50
2015-2016 64 PS 65-69 40-59 >=50
2014-2015 62 60-64 >=50 >=50
2013-2014 55 PS PS 55-59 60-79 <50
2012-2013 57 PS PS 55-59 40-59 PS
2011-2012 63 PS PS 65-69 40-59 <50
2010-2011 45 PS PS 40-44 40-59 <50

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,852 -3.6
2022-2023 2,954 -1.2
2021-2022 2,988 -2.7
2020-2021 3,070 -8.0
2019-2020 3,315 -4.9
2018-2019 3,479 -3.2
2017-2018 3,592 -3.8
2016-2017 3,728 -4.2
2015-2016 3,885 -3.4
2014-2015 4,017 -1.3
2013-2014 4,068 -0.3
2012-2013 4,080 -8.2
2011-2012 4,416 0.6
2010-2011 4,388 -0.7
2009-2010 4,420 0.0
2008-2009 4,422 -3.3
2007-2008 4,568 -1.2
2006-2007 4,624 -1.3
2005-2006 4,686 -0.6
2004-2005 4,712 -5.0
2003-2004 4,946 1.1
2002-2003 4,894 -1.2
2001-2002 4,952 -0.2
2000-2001 4,962 2.2
1999-2000 4,854 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Española Municipal Schools (%) New Mexico K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 7.5 10.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 1.3
Black 0.4 1.8
Hispanic 88.4 63.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 0.7 2.4
White 2.3 20.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Española Municipal Schools had 209.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.59.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.54
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 108.01
Secondary: 64.10
Total: 209.81

Española Municipal Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 10.94 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 10.94
School Administrative Support: 19.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 42.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.50
Student Support Services: 86.40
Other Support Services: 91.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Española Municipal Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abiquiu Elementary76KG-6
Alcalde Elementary160PK-6
Carlos F. Vigil Middle4017-8
Chimayo Elementary116KG-6
Dixon Elementary60KG-6
Espanola Valley High8369-12
Eutimio Salazar Elementary352PK-6
Hernandez Elementary83KG-6
James Rodriguez Elementary2311-6
Los Ninos Elementary56PK-KG
San Juan Elementary167KG-6
Tony Quintana Elementary229KG-6
Velarde Elementary58KG-6

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