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Best Elementary Schools
in SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

This page covers 20 elementary schools in SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–06138 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
2
rank
ATALAYA ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06271 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
3
rank
WOOD-GORMLEY ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–06294 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,964/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
4
rank
CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–06303 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,964/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
5
rank
EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Grades KG–08396 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
6
rank
TESUQUE ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–0667 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.0:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
10.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
7
rank
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06183 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.5:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
8
rank
GONZALES ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–08319 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05276 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
10
rank
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–06192 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($16,964/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,964
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
10 more elementary schools in SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
20
Elementary Schools
30
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.