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Nina Otero Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

5901 Herrera Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87507 · (505) 467-4200 · Part of Santa Fe Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
629
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Nina Otero Community School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of New Mexico’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Santa Fe kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Santa Fe kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Nina Otero Community SchoolYou are here
7–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 23.1%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 57.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New Mexico’s 213 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5901 Herrera Drive, Santa Fe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten59
Grade 153
Grade 264
Grade 365
Grade 459
Grade 577
Grade 667
Grade 779
Grade 871
Enrollment over time
690’20
678’21
682’22
644’23
629’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 93%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nina Otero Community School from Santa Fe families.

Other schools in Santa Fe Public Schools

The district →
El Camino Real Academy Community
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Santa Fe
704 students12:1
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Mexico’s other public schools; Santa Fe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.