About Us

Dixon Rattler Families,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome everyone to the 2025/2026 school year! As your Principal and Teacher, I look forward to getting to know all of you and working together toward a great school year. I feel fortunate to begin my 18th year as a 5th/6th Grade Teacher and my 9th year as an Administrator at Dixon Elementary School. Everyone who visits our school speaks of our strong sense of mutual support and commitment. We are looking forward to connecting with students, families, and community members.

Communication between home and school is critical. Information will be provided to families via text, phone calls, email, district/school webpages, and monthly newsletters. If at any time you require information or assistance please reach out, and we will do our best to communicate promptly. This school year will be a new and exciting journey for all of us. I look forward to getting to know you and your child(ren) throughout this school year.

Please note the following important information: 

School Hours: 8:20 AM - 3:00 PM 

Student Arrival: 7:50 

Breakfast: 7:50 8:20 AM

Respectfully, 

Alice Gonzales, Principal/Teacher 

Dixon Elementary School 

• Fine Arts Programs: Española Public Schools receives Fine Arts Education Act programming to all K-6 school sites, this program offers opportunities for elementary students to participate in fine arts activities, including visual arts, music, theater and dance. Our school utilizes its fine arts funding to provide NDI, music and other contract art programs here). 

• Bilingual & EL Services: Española Public Schools implements a Heritage Language (Spanish or Tewa) instructional programs at all school sites and at most grade levels (K-12) as staff is available. At Chimayo we offer Spanish programs for students from kindergarten through fourth grade as we are not fully staffed with endorsed teachers. Española Public Schools also offers English Language Development (ELD) to English Learners (ELs) as needed at all school sites. EL services are enhanced and supported through Title III program funding.  Click here for more information. 

• Title I Program: Title I provides financial assistance to districts and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Our school utilizes its Title I funding to provide tutoring for students who need extra support in Language Arts.. Click here for more information.   

• Inquiry Based Science Education: The Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) nurtures partnerships and cultivates excellence in public education in Northern New Mexico. ISEC is the LANL Foundation's flagship K-12 Program, dedicated to increasing equity and access to quality STEM education for students in grades K–6 throughout Northern New Mexico. The program initiated early alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards and supported the State in advocating for its NM STEM Ready! Science Standards. Click here for more information.   Click here for more information. 

• Elementary Sports Program:  Espanola Public Schools supports a district basketball and cheer program for students in grades 4-6.  Eligible student athletes may participate in district organized games each fall.  

New Mexico Vistas, is a project of the NM Public Education Department.  Vistas is a new school portal that celebrates our schools' successes and helps identify those in need of additional support. NM Vistas replaces the A-F school grading system and allows families to review school data, insights, and offerings to make informed school choice decisions. This new school portal will provide the elevation needed to see the whole picture of our schools and the context to understand where we’ve been and where we’re going. 

Our school’s Vistas report provides general demographic information about our school, academic performance data and other relevant learning environment data and information.

NM Vistas Dixon Elementary 2023/24 Report

https://www.nmvistas.org/Espanola_Public_Schools/Dixon_Elementary