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Schools in Sunlit Hills

Sunlit Hills’s public schools

Santa Fe Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunlit Hills. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/9schools 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
Students per teacher
13.5
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
10,503 students on the public path
In brief

Sunlit Hills’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Sunlit Hills’s 9 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

20 elementary schools serve Sunlit Hills, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and five high schools: Santa Fe High, Capital 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 Sunlit Hills, with each school’s own grade.

20 schools teach K in Sunlit Hills’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 →
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–620 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

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

The district

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
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 33.8% · 5817 students tested
Math23%
State average 24.5% · 5818 students tested

Sunlit Hills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Sunlit Hills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sunlit Hills—Santa Fe

Every school in Sunlit Hills

26 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 Sunlit Hillsin 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 →
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 →
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 →
Early College Opportunities
High · Grades 9–12 · Santa Fe
137 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sunlit Hills’s schools

Are Sunlit Hills’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sunlit Hills. Santa Fe Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sunlit Hills. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sunlit Hills in?

Santa Fe Public Schools.

Where do Sunlit Hills kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Santa Fe High, Capital 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.