Summary:
Thrive Community School is the only school in the Thrive Community School district, serving grades K–8 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 305 students, a 14.5 student-teacher ratio, and 98.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025. It is listed as an elementary school but functions as a combined elementary/middle school. Since it is its own district, district scores mirror school scores, so state averages are the best comparison.
In 2025–2026, ELA and science were above state. Overall NM-MSSA ELA was 51.78% proficient vs. 44.66% statewide; NM-ASR science was 42.37% vs. 33.62%. Overall math was 25.5% on NM Combined, essentially tied with the state's 25.54%. Seventh grade stood out: ELA 68.18% vs. 46.63% on NM Combined and 46.99% on NM-MSSA, and math 50% vs. 26.93% on NM Combined and 27.1% on NM-MSSA. Eighth-grade ELA was 55% vs. 43.61%/43.85%, and 8th-grade science was 40% vs. 34.19%/34.33%. Fifth-grade science was 42.5% on NM Combined and 43.59% on NM-ASR, above state rates of 31.97% and 32.24%. Third-grade ELA was 53.19% vs. 44.33%/44.72%. In 2024–2025, ELA was 56.4% vs. 44.19%, math 29.07% vs. 26.81%, and science 42.37% vs. 35.14%.
The main pressure point is elementary math. Fifth-grade math was 17.07% on NM Combined and 17.95% on NM-MSSA, vs. state rates of 33.85% and 33.97%. Third-grade math was 19.15% vs. 26.24%/26.3%, and fourth-grade math was 21.74%/22.22% vs. 27.24%/27.23%. Eighth-grade math is shown as “—” because the state suppressed it, so it is unknown, not zero or a weakness. Rank history has been volatile: 193 of 413 (53rd percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024, 70 of 345 (80th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, and 184 of 346 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. The district rank is 39 of 87 (55th percentile, 3 stars). The clearest opportunity is to strengthen 3rd–5th grade math while preserving strong reading, science, and middle-grade math results.
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