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Santa Fe Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Santa Fe.

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

Students
11,182
Schools
29
Spent per student
$15,788
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$218.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Santa Fe Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of New Mexico districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NM average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $218.7M, about $19,562 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Santa Fe. Grade by grade →

PK–617 schoolsThis district
7–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 24.5% · 5,818 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 33.8% · 5,817 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 76.5% · 916 in the class

93% 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.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,788 per student · 11% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 58%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,396’20
11,989’21
11,769’22
11,389’23
11,182’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 80%White 15%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 2%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

El Camino Real Academy Community
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
704 students12:1
Nina Otero Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
B
629 students13:1
Pinon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
513 students15:1
El Dorado Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
A
432 students13:1
Ramirez Thomas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
417 students15:1
Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
B
354 students16:1
Kearny Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
338 students13:1
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
290 students13:1
Aspen Community School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
285 students10:1
Salazar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
282 students13:1
R.M. Sweeney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Fe
265 students12:1
Atalaya Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
259 students13:1
Nye Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Santa Fe
212 students15:1
E.J. Martinez Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
182 students14:1
Francis X. Nava Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santa Fe
163 students11:1
Tesuque Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tesuque
61 students12:1
Gonzales Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Santa Fe
328 students13:1
Carlos Gilbert Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
A
317 students15:1
Wood-Gormley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
A
298 students14:1
Chaparral Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
B
181 students12:1
Acequia Madre Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Santa Fe
154 students12:1
Desert Sage Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Santa Fe
69 students5:1
Edward Ortiz Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santa Fe
416 students10:1
Academy for Technology & Classics
High · Grades 7–12 · Santa Fe
A−
398 students14:1
Milagro Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Santa Fe
329 students12:1
Mandela International Magnet (MIMS)
High · Grades 7–12 · Santa Fe
A
290 students11:1
Santa Fe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
A−
1,491 students18:1
Capital High
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
C−
1,388 students16:1
Early College Opportunities
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
137 students11:1

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.