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Nm School for the Deaf

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Santa Fe.

Santa Fe’s School Grade B better than 56% of New Mexico school districts

Students
145
Schools
1
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Nm School for the Deaf

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 52 pts below the state
  • 4 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BSanta Fe 89,019

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Fe. Grade by grade →

PK–617 schoolsSanta Fe Public Schools
7–87 middle schoolsSanta Fe Public Schools
9–125 high schoolsSanta Fe Public Schools

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 24.5% · 65 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 33.8% · 65 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)0–50%
State average 76.5% · 12 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

87% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
142’20
142’21
147’22
144’23
145’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 60%White 19%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Asian 3%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

NM School for the Deaf
Other · Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
145 students4:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.