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Nm School For The Arts

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 94% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Nm School For The Arts is a public charter high school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 342 students. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance.

Nm School For The Arts significantly outperforms the state average in standardized test scores, with 81.82% of students proficient or better in NM-ASR/Science and 78.21% proficient or better in SAT School Day/English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41.69% and 38.44%, respectively. The school also maintains a high graduation rate of 96.6%, well above the state average. Nm School For The Arts has consistently ranked among the top schools in the state for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, Native American students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Nm School For The Arts has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (24.27%), some nearby schools, such as Tierra Encantada Charter School and Early College Opportunities, have much higher percentages, indicating a more socioeconomically diverse student population in the area. Additionally, Mandela International Magnet (Mims), a nearby public school, has academic performance and test scores that are on par with or even exceed those of Nm School For The Arts, making it another high-performing school option in the region.

338

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,007

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Montezuma Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 310-4194

District: Nm School For The Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.2%

White:

36.1%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2014 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (66% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Mexico high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

New Mexico avg31%

8^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 82Nm School For The Arts 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	94.5	8 of 131	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	9 of 172	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	13 of 170	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	24 of 177	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	24 of 181	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	18 of 182	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	4 of 158	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	4 of 185	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	84.3	16 of 193	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.7	6 of 198	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.2	6 of 177	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	92.7	9 of 142	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	18 of 143	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	20 of 157	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	15 of 144	89.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	8 of 145	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	11 of 98	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.4	8 of 136	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	5 of 132	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	32 of 150	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	19 of 139	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	10 of 133	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	95.7	6 of 127	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.3	3 of 154	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	13 of 161	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	3 of 164	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	89.7	14 of 150	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	10 of 146	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	28 of 159	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	26 of 151	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	98.6	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	94.4	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	9 of 117	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	10 of 136	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	11 of 157	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	27 of 109	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	7 of 115	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2022)97th percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2022)95th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2024)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+40 vs state

English Language Arts78%+40 vs state

Mathematics38%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Nm School For The Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Nm School For The Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Montezuma Avenue	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Nm School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 310-4194	338	29	11.4	20.4%	122 (36.1%)	1 (0.3%)	156 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	94.5	8^th of 131 public high schools	93.9%		94	9^th of 172 public high schools	94.8%	1	78.2	38.5		81.8								$11,007
Santa Fe Indian School	Public	7-12	1501 Cerrillos Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 989-6330	701	21	34.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	701 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mandela International Magnet (Mims)	Public	7-12	1604 Agua Fria	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	290	26	11.0		142 (49.0%)	4 (1.4%)	117 (40.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	96	7^th of 131 public high schools	94.7%		95.3	5^th of 172 public high schools	97.1%	2	81.6	47.4	73.9	73.7	73.8	83.1	84.6	83.9	66.1	35.4	50.0	$13,565
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	2100 Yucca Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2400	1,491	84	17.8	100.0%	261 (17.5%)	19 (1.3%)	1,139 (76.4%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	37	68^th of 131 public high schools	48.1%		46.7	73^rd of 172 public high schools	57.6%	5	39.7	14.7		36.2								$8,789
Early College Opportunities	Public	9-12	2301 W. Zia Rd.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2701	137	13	10.8	100.0%	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	107 (78.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)				33.3								$20,303
Tierra Encantada Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	4601 Mission Bend	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 983-3337	256	15	16.9	53.9%	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	238 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	16.7		19.6		14.8	43.6	31.9	37.2			8.1	$9,361
Monte Del Sol Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4157 Walking Rain Rd	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Monte Del Sol Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 982-5225	370	30	12.3	67.6%	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	66.5	36^th of 131 public high schools	72.5%		32.1	99^th of 172 public high schools	42.4%	63	44.7		28.8	60.0	42.2	29.2	49.3	38.9		11.9	10.1	$11,040
The Masters Program	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Richards Ave	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	The Masters Program	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 428-7320	258	23	11.2	36.8%	63 (24.4%)	2 (0.8%)	166 (64.3%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	69	35^th of 131 public high schools	73.3%		60.6	52^nd of 172 public high schools	69.8%	17	56.7	20.9		59.4								$9,430
Capital High	Public	9-12	4851 Paseo Del Sol	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1000	1,388	89	15.5	100.0%	46 (3.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1,311 (94.5%)	5 (0.4%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	14.8	116^th of 131 public high schools	11.5%		18.3	145^th of 172 public high schools	15.7%	29	21.7	4.7		26.1								$8,879
Academy For Technology & Classics	Public, Charter	7-12	74 A Van Nu PO Rd	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-4282	398	28	14.4		91 (22.9%)	2 (0.5%)	272 (68.3%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	82.9	20^th of 131 public high schools	84.7%		79.2	30^th of 172 public high schools	82.6%	10	75.0	28.9	44.0	61.5	51.2	58.1	64.0	61.1	32.4	26.7	29.5	$7,301

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How many students attend Nm School For The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Nm School For The Arts.

Is Nm School For The Arts a good school?

Yes. Nm School For The Arts ranks in the top 6.1% of New Mexico high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Nm School For The Arts?

Students at Nm School For The Arts are 46% Hispanic, 36% White, 14% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

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