Santa Fe Public Schools

Public Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Santa Fe.

At a glance

11,182Students enrolled

29Schools

$15,788Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Santa Fe

Grades PK–12

17 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

7 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NM

Math proficiency34%

State average 23.4%

Reading / language arts70%

State average 58.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 77.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,788

per student each year · 11% below the NM average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration39%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)31%

State58%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

12,396’20

11,989’21

11,769’22

11,389’23

11,182’24

Students

Hispanic · 80%8,955

White · 15%1,639

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%207

Asian · 2%200

Black · 1%100

Two or more races · 0%55

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools29 in district

Level

All 29 Preschool 1 Elementary 19 Middle 2 High 5 Other 2

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EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITYElementary · Grades PK–8 · 704 students · Santa Fe

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NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 629 students · Santa Fe

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PINON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 513 students · Santa Fe

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EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 432 students · Santa Fe

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RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 417 students · Santa Fe

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AMY BIEHL COMMUNITY SCHOOL AT RANCHO VIEJOElementary · Grades PK–6 · 354 students · Santa Fe

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KEARNY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 338 students · Santa Fe

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GONZALES ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–8 · 328 students · Santa Fe

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CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–6 · 317 students · Santa Fe

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WOOD-GORMLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–6 · 298 students · Santa Fe

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CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 290 students · Santa Fe

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SALAZAR ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 282 students · Santa Fe

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R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 265 students · Santa Fe

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ATALAYA ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 259 students · Santa Fe

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E.J. MARTINEZ ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 182 students · Santa Fe

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CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–6 · 181 students · Santa Fe

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FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 163 students · Santa Fe

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ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–6 · 154 students · Santa Fe

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TESUQUE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 61 students · Tesuque

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.