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Turquoise Trail Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Turquoise Trail Charter School is a public charter school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 656 students from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. While the school was once a top performer, it has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years, now ranking 300th out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (36.9%) and Mathematics (12.3%) well below the state averages of 44.19% and 26.81%, respectively. Turquoise Trail Charter School's rankings for different student groups vary, with the school performing better for female students and English Language Learners, but significantly lower for Hispanic, White, and low-income students. Nearby El Dorado Community School, about 8 miles away, consistently ranks among the top 5% of New Mexico elementary schools and has much higher test scores.

The school's declining performance may be partly attributed to its higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which could be playing a role in the academic outcomes. The Turquoise Trail Charter School District is ranked 76th out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 0-star rating, indicating that the challenges facing the school may be systemic. Addressing the needs of the student population and implementing strategies to improve academic performance will be crucial for Turquoise Trail Charter School to regain its former standing.

622

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,686

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 64 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

300^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 64 pts since 2018

From top 23% (2018) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

132^nd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 57 pts since 2019

From top 12% (2019) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 82Turquoise 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2024)26th percentile-5 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-6 vs 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

White (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 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 (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 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	99.8%	90 (14.5%)	11 (1.8%)	498 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	19.5	300^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.0%		28.8	283^rd of 413 public elementary schools	31.5%	17	14.1	28.3	19.7	36.5	42.4	23.9	43.7	41.3	34.8	36.9	9.5	13.6	9.9	18.3			12.3	$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	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2100	354	23	15.5	100.0%	42 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	296 (83.6%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25.7	254^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.4%		39.7	218^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.2%	36	29.3			32.5	31.3	31.7	37.8			33.3		16.7	22.0	33.3			21.3	$8,584
Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	100.0%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32	214^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.0%		33.2	253^rd of 413 public elementary schools	38.7%	39	19.2	31.3	25.0	35.5	56.1	24.7	41.9	35.1	46.3	39.2	22.6	26.3			13.5		13.4	$9,143
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3200	290	22	13.3	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						22.9				14.6							5.1	$11,463
R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1500	265	21	12.4	100.0%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	253 (95.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					28.6	16.7				18.9							10.2	$9,008
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
El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	704	58	12.2	100.0%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	340^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.4%		9	392^nd of 413 public elementary schools	5.1%	52	17.1	12.3	14.7	16.2	31.0	18.6	16.5	15.9	29.7	21.1		12.7				9.5	7.0	$10,112
El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	432	34	12.8		241 (55.8%)	5 (1.2%)	165 (38.2%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	97.7	7^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.9	13^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	67.9	76.2	72.4	79.0	79.5	81.1	80.4	78.1	82.8	80.4	65.8	64.1	69.8	69.6	68.3	54.7	65.0	$11,004
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Turquoise Trail Charter School

Is Turquoise Trail Charter School a good school?

Turquoise Trail Charter School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Turquoise Trail Charter School?

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

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.

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