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Turquoise Trail Charter School

Q: Is Turquoise Trail Charter School a good school?

Turquoise Trail Charter School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Turquoise Trail Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Turquoise Trail Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Turquoise Trail Charter School?

Students at Turquoise Trail Charter School are 80% Hispanic, 14% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Turquoise Trail Charter School is a PK–8 charter school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving about 622 students as its own single-school charter district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 328th of 346 New Mexico schools — the 5th percentile, with 0 stars — while its district, Turquoise Trail Charter School, ranked 85th of 87. That marks a steep decline: in 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 the school was in the top quartile (75th–77th percentile, 4 stars), then slipped to 44th percentile in 2021–2022, 31st in 2023–2024, 13th in 2024–2025, and 5th in 2025–2026.

Proficiency is now well below state averages in every subject. In 2025–2026, Language Arts was 27.84% versus the state's 43.34%, math 10.83% versus 25.54%, and science 17.17% versus 33.4%. Math is the weakest area — less than half the state rate — with several grade levels reported only as under 10% or under 20%. A few relative bright spots exist: 4th grade Language Arts at 45.07% is close to the state's 50.36%, and 8th grade science (26.32%–28.57%) is nearer to state than most other results. Fifth grade is the weakest overall, with Language Arts at 14.75%, math under 10%, and science at 11.48%.

Nearby Santa Fe Public Schools campuses put Turquoise Trail in the lower-performing cluster. Chaparral Elementary also reports 100% free/reduced lunch but posts higher Language Arts (40.95%) and math (28.57%) with a much lower student-teacher ratio of 11.6 versus Turquoise Trail's 19.7 — the highest among nearby schools. El Dorado Community School, a PK–8 school nearby, ranks at the 98th percentile with 5 stars and 76.6% Language Arts proficiency. Turquoise Trail's free/reduced lunch rate rose to 99.84% in 2024–2025, and its effectiveness rankings for low-income students have been consistently low (14th–20th percentile).

622

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,686

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

13a San Marcos Loop
Santa Fe, NM 87508

(505) 986-4000

District: Turquoise Trail Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

White:

14.5%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2018 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (19% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 72 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

New Mexico avg36%

Elementary school

328^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 72 pts since 2018

From top 23% (2018) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

164^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 74 pts since 2019

From top 12% (2019) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 87Turquoise Trail Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	328 of 346	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	300 of 345	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	283 of 413	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	291 of 435	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	235 of 420	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.6	100 of 396	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	89 of 383	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	105 of 223	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	156 of 191	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.9	23 of 98	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	16 of 83	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	251 of 398	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	261 of 390	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	191 of 395	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	75 of 343	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	98 of 339	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	259 of 273	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	224 of 255	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	297 of 384	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	305 of 395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	278 of 389	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	91 of 320	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	112 of 329	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	278 of 325	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	297 of 356	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	248 of 410	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	105 of 361	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	110 of 356	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	242 of 251	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	292 of 397	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	304 of 414	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	231 of 392	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	92 of 337	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	73 of 333	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	78 of 158	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	53 of 132	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	289 of 304	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	283 of 304	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	302 of 413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	196 of 325	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.9	18 of 199	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	34 of 187	81.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	164 of 191	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	132 of 192	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	153 of 239	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	77 of 232	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	24 of 200	88.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	30.9	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	13 of 69	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	136 of 213	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	67 of 220	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	29 of 160	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	115 of 148	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	150 of 204	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	91 of 214	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	18 of 150	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	107 of 173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	175 of 227	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	87 of 223	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	27 of 175	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	154 of 221	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	73 of 213	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	17 of 152	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	149 of 170	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	132 of 178	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	158 of 229	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	65 of 187	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	12 of 121	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2024)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)56th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)36th percentile~ school

Male (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Science18%-16 vs state

Mathematics11%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

This was supposed to be a shining star of Santa Fe schools. The reality beneath the surface is very different and ugly as can be.

The school is mismanaged from the top down. Bullying is deliberately ignored by the administration, in favor of a politically acceptable facade. Classes are understaffed to the point of being dangerous.

I truly believe my kid has lost ground academically by being at TTCS. Someone is going to get seriously hurt in that environment, and the admin will point their finger at everyone but themselves. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Turquoise Trail Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13a San Marcos Loop	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 986-4000	622	31	19.7	27.8%	90 (14.5%)	11 (1.8%)	498 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	12	328^th of 346 public elementary schools	5.2%		19.5	300^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.0%	28	11.5	28.6	17.7	25.0	45.1	14.8	16.7	35.9	32.4	28.1	< 10%	9.9	< 10%	18.2	< 20%	< 20%	10.9	$7,686
Amy Biehl Community School At Rancho Viejo	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Avienda Del Sur	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2100	354	23	15.5	30.8%	42 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	296 (83.6%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29.2	245^th of 346 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.7	254^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.4%	9	21.3			45.7	35.7	36.2	40.9			39.7	23.9	21.4	19.2	31.8			24.0	$8,584
Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	39.4%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20.8	295^th of 346 public elementary schools	14.7%		32	214^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.0%	81	19.1	16.0	17.4	34.4	44.1	33.3	30.1	44.1	30.7	35.7	18.8	22.1	14.3	20.5	11.9	< 10%	15.5	$9,143
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3200	290	22	13.3	45.2%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	326^th of 346 public elementary schools	5.8%					(n/a)	15.9			25.0	27.5	34.1				28.8	< 20%	< 20%	15.9				8.4	$11,463
R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1500	265	21	12.4	49.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	253 (95.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11	332^nd of 346 public elementary schools	4.0%					(n/a)	20.0			28.1	19.4	26.5				24.5	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				9.8	$9,008
Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 Camino Caballos	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1600	513	33	15.3	27.1%	68 (13.3%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (79.9%)	19 (3.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53.5	131^st of 346 public elementary schools	62.1%		59.3	104^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.9%	27	32.8			45.0	59.4	54.4	51.4			52.8	33.3	23.2	35.3	40.0			33.0	$9,330
Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3000	417	27	15.3	41.7%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	392 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	344^th of 346 public elementary schools	0.6%		10.2	339^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.7%	5	< 20%		< 20%	16.0	28.8	18.2				21.3	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				7.3	$9,926
El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	704	58	12.2	41.3%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	342^nd of 346 public elementary schools	1.2%		8.8	340^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	12.3	9.5	10.8	16.7	34.9	18.2	14.5	19.5	20.3	20.6	< 20%	< 10%	18.2	< 10%	< 10%	12.2	7.3	$10,112
El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	432	34	12.8	15.7%	241 (55.8%)	5 (1.2%)	165 (38.2%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	97.4	6^th of 346 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.7	7^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.0%	1	67.5	75.0	71.1	69.2	82.5	72.5	77.4	82.1	75.0	76.9	66.7	67.5	72.5	75.5	62.5	55.6	67.1	$11,004
Kearny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Avenida Campanas	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1800	338	26	12.8	42.0%	20 (5.9%)	6 (1.8%)	287 (84.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.4	318^th of 346 public elementary schools	8.1%		23.4	271^st of 345 public elementary schools	21.4%	47	< 20%		< 20%	32.4	38.1	23.8	20.8			28.1	21.2	< 20%	< 20%	13.2			10.0	$9,685

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