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Best public schools in Santa Fe, NM

41 public schools in Santa Fe: 17 elementary · 3 middle · 11 high · 6 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New Mexico.

Elementary schools

17 schools in Santa Fe, best first
1
CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARY 99.0
Santa Fe · Grades K-6 · 315 students
ELA 84%Math 65%Science 70%
#4 of 355 in New Mexico
2
WOOD-GORMLEY ELEMENTARY 98.2
Santa Fe · Grades K-6 · 299 students
ELA 83%Math 69%Science 66%
#7 of 355 in New Mexico
3
ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY 93.4
Santa Fe · Grades K-6 · 164 students
ELA 69%Math 51%Science 67%
#24 of 355 in New Mexico
4
ATALAYA ELEMENTARY 88.6
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 272 students
ELA 61%Math 48%Science 50%
#41 of 355 in New Mexico
5
PINON ELEMENTARY 69.4
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 519 students
ELA 52%Math 32%Science 32%
#109 of 355 in New Mexico
6
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY 50.8
Santa Fe · Grades K-6 · 195 students
ELA 41%Math 29%
#175 of 355 in New Mexico
7
PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARY 39.9
Pojoaque · Grades PK-3 · 399 students
ELA 46%Math 18%
#214 of 355 in New Mexico
8
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY 37.6
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 154 students
ELA 38%Math 23%
#222 of 355 in New Mexico
9
AMY BIEHL COMMUNITY SCHOOL AT RANCHO VIEJO 37.0
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 342 students
ELA 40%Math 24%Science 21%
#224 of 355 in New Mexico
10
POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE 36.5
Pojoaque · Grades 4-5 · 192 students
ELA 45%Math 15%Science 28%
#226 of 355 in New Mexico
11
E.J. MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY 32.3
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 173 students
ELA 37%Math 21%
#241 of 355 in New Mexico
12
SALAZAR ELEMENTARY 15.4
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 229 students
ELA 28%Math 17%
#301 of 355 in New Mexico
13
KEARNY ELEMENTARY 9.3
Santa Fe · Grades PK-6 · 322 students
ELA 28%Math 10%
#322 of 355 in New Mexico
14
CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY 6.3
Santa Fe · Grades PK-5 · 291 students
ELA 29%Math 8%Science 16%
#333 of 355 in New Mexico
15
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY 5.8
Santa Fe · Grades PK-5 · 283 students
ELA 24%Math 10%Science 20%
#335 of 355 in New Mexico
16
RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY 2.1
Santa Fe · Grades PK-5 · 417 students
ELA 21%Math 8%
#348 of 355 in New Mexico
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NYE EARLY CHILDHOOD —
Santa Fe · Grades PK · 135 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Santa Fe, best first
1
POJOAQUE MIDDLE 33.7
Pojoaque · Grades 7-8 · 258 students
ELA 43%Math 8%Science 28%
#88 of 132 in New Mexico
2
MILAGRO MIDDLE 29.2
Santa Fe · Grades 7-8 · 330 students
ELA 37%Math 13%Science 25%
#94 of 132 in New Mexico
3
EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE 5.7
Santa Fe · Grades 6-8 · 447 students
ELA 20%Math 11%Science 7%
#125 of 132 in New Mexico

High schools

11 schools in Santa Fe, best first
1
MANDELA INTERNATIONAL MAGNET (MIMS) 99.4
Santa Fe · Grades 7-12 · 301 students
ELA 84%Math 57%Science 81%
#1 of 78 in New Mexico
2
NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS 89.1
Nm School for the Arts · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 342 students
ELA 76%Math 25%Science 79%
#9 of 78 in New Mexico
3
ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY & CLASSICS 77.6
Santa Fe · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 396 students
ELA 58%Math 31%Science 48%
#18 of 78 in New Mexico
4
THE MASTERS PROGRAM 64.7
The Masters Program · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 250 students
ELA 53%Math 12%Science 44%
#28 of 78 in New Mexico
5
SANTA FE HIGH 55.8
Santa Fe · Grades 9-12 · 1,599 students
ELA 40%Math 15%Science 38%
#35 of 78 in New Mexico
6
MONTE DEL SOL CHARTER 37.8
Monte Del Sol Charter · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 356 students
ELA 39%Math 10%Science 18%
#49 of 78 in New Mexico
7
CAPITAL HIGH 0.6
Santa Fe · Grades 9-12 · 1,376 students
ELA 17%Math 2%Science 16%
#78 of 78 in New Mexico
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EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES —
Santa Fe · Grades 9-12 · 120 students
ELA 16%
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PENITENTIARY OF NM-SANTA FE —
Nm Corrections · Grades 8-12 · 2 students
No published test results
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POJOAQUE HIGH —
Pojoaque · Grades 9-12 · 593 students
ELA 30%
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TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL —
Tierra Encantada Charter School · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 284 students
ELA 36%

K-8 schools

6 schools in Santa Fe, best first
1
EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL 93.4
Santa Fe · Grades PK-8 · 392 students
ELA 77%Math 67%Science 71%
#3 of 38 in New Mexico
2
THRIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL 46.1
Thrive Community School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 249 students
ELA 51%Math 26%Science 42%
#21 of 38 in New Mexico
3
GONZALES ELEMENTARY 27.6
Santa Fe · Grades K-8 · 306 students
ELA 45%Math 18%Science 22%
#28 of 38 in New Mexico
4
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL 17.1
Santa Fe · Grades PK-8 · 644 students
ELA 35%Math 15%Science 17%
#32 of 38 in New Mexico
5
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL 3.9
Turquoise Trail Charter School · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 656 students
ELA 28%Math 11%Science 17%
#37 of 38 in New Mexico
6
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY 1.3
Santa Fe · Grades PK-8 · 715 students
ELA 21%Math 7%Science 11%
#38 of 38 in New Mexico

Combined schools

4 schools in Santa Fe, best first
1
NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY 25.8
New Mexico Connections Academy · Grades 4-12 · Charter · 1,410 students
ELA 38%Math 10%Science 27%
#25 of 33 in New Mexico
2
ASPEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL 10.6
Santa Fe · Grades PK-12 · 304 students
ELA 30%Math 10%Science 19%
#30 of 33 in New Mexico
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DESERT SAGE ACADEMY —
Santa Fe · Grades K-12 · 281 students
No published test results
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NM SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF —
Nm Sch for the Deaf · Grades PK-12 · 144 students
No published test results

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