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Chaparral Elementary

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Chaparral Elementary ranks 176 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 195 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Santa Fe School District, which is ranked 46 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chaparral Elementary faces some academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, mathematics, and science that are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 47.27%, compared to 42.76% for Santa Fe and 44.19% for New Mexico. In math, only 22.73% of Chaparral students were proficient or better, compared to 24.12% for the district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic students ranking higher than its White students in ELA. Additionally, Chaparral Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of students in this category in recent years.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Wood-Gormley Elementary and Acequia Madre Elementary, Chaparral Elementary's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Salazar Elementary and Ramirez Thomas Elementary, which have even lower proficiency rates. The school's high poverty concentration and inconsistent performance over time may be areas that require further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

181

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,184

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2451 Avenida Chaparral
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-1400

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

8.8%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2014 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

176^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Santa Fe

46^th of 82Santa Fe among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	176 of 345	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	173 of 413	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	236 of 435	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	198 of 420	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	189 of 383	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.5	280 of 374	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	346 of 410	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	266 of 421	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	281 of 442	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	271 of 412	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	217 of 398	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.7	321 of 402	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	307 of 419	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	309 of 411	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	275 of 405	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.7	157 of 398	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.9	209 of 390	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	237 of 389	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	154 of 398	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	193 of 390	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	159 of 395	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	250 of 343	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	183 of 339	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	74 of 255	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	144 of 384	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	247 of 395	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	245 of 389	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	172 of 329	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	165 of 356	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	206 of 426	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	149 of 410	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.1	307 of 361	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	217 of 356	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	156 of 397	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	289 of 414	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	146 of 392	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	212 of 337	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	195 of 333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	108 of 304	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	171 of 339	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	222 of 413	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.0	69 of 325	78.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)61st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)61st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)58th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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by a teacher
Saturday, December 6, 2025

This school is outstanding.
The leadership is beyond the norm and all of the teachers care deeply for not only the students but their families and the community as well. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	2451 Avenida Chaparral	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1400	181	16	11.6	100.0%	16 (8.8%)	5 (2.8%)	151 (83.4%)	5 (2.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	43.6	176^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.0%		49.4	173^rd of 413 public elementary schools	58.1%	3	22.6			28.6	50.0	48.4	62.1			47.3			25.8	34.5		22.7	$11,184
Francis X. Nava Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2655 Siringo Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1200	163	14	11.3	100.0%	25 (15.3%)	1 (0.6%)	129 (79.1%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.3	177^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.7%		48.9	177^th of 413 public elementary schools	57.1%							39.1	42.9			29.4				38.1		18.8	$13,170
Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1231 Apache Ave.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3900	282	21	13.2	100.0%	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.6	268^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.3%		23	316^th of 413 public elementary schools	23.5%	48					35.5	25.0	39.4			26.6				27.3		13.3	$12,878
Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 Camino Caballos	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1600	513	33	15.3	100.0%	68 (13.3%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (79.9%)	19 (3.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59.3	104^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.9%		73.4	83^rd of 413 public elementary schools	79.9%	21	31.4			55.6	70.0	44.9	60.9			57.8	23.6	36.6	31.4	42.2		33.2	$9,330
E.J. Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 North San Mateo	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3800	182	13	13.5	100.0%	15 (8.2%)	5 (2.7%)	149 (81.9%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	161^st of 345 public elementary schools	53.3%		39.8	215^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.9%	54	34.8					39.1	44.4			33.3			34.8	38.9		25.0	$9,516
Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3000	417	27	15.3	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	392 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	339^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.7%		21.3	328^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.6%	11				17.2	33.3	22.4				24.2		11.7	13.8			9.3	$9,926
Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	298	21	14.1		146 (49.0%)	3 (1.0%)	119 (39.9%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	92.3	19^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.5%		97.1	16^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.1%	3	65.4			75.6	77.3	86.3	80.5			80.1	53.3	31.8	74.5	80.5		60.2	$9,242
Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	305	21	14.5	98.0%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.7	70^th of 345 public elementary schools	79.7%		45.8	193^rd of 413 public elementary schools	53.3%	123	41.7	42.9	42.4	54.6	50.0	58.3	79.2	47.8	51.4	56.4	31.8		33.3	66.7		29.1
Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-8	851 West Alameda	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3100	328	26	12.5	100.0%	33 (10.1%)	4 (1.2%)	277 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34.8	207^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.0%		40.6	212^th of 413 public elementary schools	48.7%	5	32.6	45.5	38.0	26.5	39.3	40.0	48.6	39.5	55.9	41.5			16.0	37.1	25.6	18.3	$10,679
Acequia Madre Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Acequia Madre St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4000	154	13	12.2		67 (43.5%)	6 (3.9%)	72 (46.8%)	7 (4.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	41^st of 345 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.1	34^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.8%	7	81.8			33.3	80.0	72.7	79.0			65.9	33.3	50.0	63.6	79.0		56.1	$11,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral Elementary

What district is Chaparral Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milagro Middle
High : Santa Fe Engage

How many students attend Chaparral Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Chaparral Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary?

Students at Chaparral Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Chaparral Elementary ranks 176^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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