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Schools in La Tierra

La Tierra’s public schools

Santa Fe Public Schools and Pojoaque Valley Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Tierra. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/10schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
33%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 11% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024 · Santa Fe
Students per teacher
13.8
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
11,700 students on the public path
In brief

La Tierra’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of La Tierra’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Carlos Gilbert Elementary places highest (better than 90%); Capital High lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

21 elementary schools serve La Tierra, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and six high schools: Santa Fe High, Capital High, Pojoaque High, Mandela International Magnet (MIMS), Aspen Community School and Early College Opportunities. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in La Tierra, with each school’s own grade.

21 schools teach K in La Tierra’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B to A, so check the specific school.
El Camino Real Academy Community
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
704 students12:1Rate it →
Nina Otero Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
B
629 students13:1Rate it →
Pinon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
513 students15:1Rate it →
El Dorado Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
A
432 students13:1Rate it →
Ramirez Thomas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
417 students15:1Rate it →
Pablo Roybal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Santa Fe
384 students14:1Rate it →
Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
B
354 students16:1Rate it →
Kearny Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
338 students13:1Rate it →
Gonzales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Fe
328 students13:1Rate it →
Carlos Gilbert Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
A
317 students15:1Rate it →
Wood-Gormley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
A
298 students14:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
290 students13:1Rate it →
Aspen Community School
Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
285 students10:1Rate it →
Salazar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
282 students13:1Rate it →
R.M. Sweeney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
265 students12:1Rate it →
Atalaya Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
259 students13:1Rate it →
E.J. Martinez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
182 students14:1Rate it →
Chaparral Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
B
181 students12:1Rate it →
Francis X. Nava Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
163 students11:1Rate it →
Acequia Madre Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
154 students12:1Rate it →
Tesuque Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tesuque
61 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–621 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santa Fe Public Schools.

Two districts serve La Tierra

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santa Fe Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 29 schools · 11,182 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$15,788NM $17,681 · FY2024
B
Pojoaque Valley Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,500 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$18,035NM $17,681 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Santa Fe Public Schools33%
State average 33.8% · 5817 students tested
Math · PK–12, Santa Fe Public Schools23%
State average 24.5% · 5818 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pojoaque Valley Public Schools32%
State average 33.8% · 145 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pojoaque Valley Public Schools17%
State average 24.5% · 146 students tested

La Tierra vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share La Tierra’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
La Tierra—Santa Fe PK–12 · Pojoaque Valley PK–12

Every school in La Tierra

29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving La Tierrain other towns
El Camino Real Academy Community
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
704 students12:1Rate it →
Nina Otero Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
B
629 students13:1Rate it →
Pinon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
513 students15:1Rate it →
El Dorado Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
A
432 students13:1Rate it →
Ramirez Thomas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
417 students15:1Rate it →
Pablo Roybal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Santa Fe
384 students14:1Rate it →
Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
B
354 students16:1Rate it →
Kearny Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
338 students13:1Rate it →
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
290 students13:1Rate it →
Aspen Community School
Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
285 students10:1Rate it →
Salazar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
282 students13:1Rate it →
R.M. Sweeney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
265 students12:1Rate it →
Atalaya Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
259 students13:1Rate it →
E.J. Martinez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
182 students14:1Rate it →
Francis X. Nava Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
163 students11:1Rate it →
Tesuque Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tesuque
61 students12:1Rate it →
Gonzales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Fe
328 students13:1Rate it →
Carlos Gilbert Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
A
317 students15:1Rate it →
Wood-Gormley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
A
298 students14:1Rate it →
Chaparral Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
B
181 students12:1Rate it →
Acequia Madre Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
154 students12:1Rate it →
Edward Ortiz Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Fe
416 students10:1Rate it →
Milagro Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Santa Fe
329 students12:1Rate it →
Mandela International Magnet (MIMS)
High · Grades 7–12 · Santa Fe
A
290 students11:1Rate it →
Pojoaque Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Santa Fe
263 students19:1Rate it →
Santa Fe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
A−
1,491 students18:1Rate it →
Capital High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
C−
1,388 students16:1Rate it →
Pojoaque High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
B
550 students17:1Rate it →
Early College Opportunities
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
137 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about La Tierra’s schools

Are La Tierra’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for La Tierra. Santa Fe Public Schools and Pojoaque Valley Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Tierra. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is La Tierra in?

Santa Fe Public Schools and Pojoaque Valley Public Schools.

Where do La Tierra kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: Santa Fe High, Capital High, Pojoaque High, Mandela International Magnet (MIMS), Aspen Community School and Early College Opportunities.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.