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Tierra Encantada Charter School

Q: Is Tierra Encantada Charter School a good school?

Tierra Encantada Charter School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of New Mexico high schools.

Q: How many students attend Tierra Encantada Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Tierra Encantada Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tierra Encantada Charter School?

Students at Tierra Encantada Charter School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American.

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

113^th

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of 132 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 14% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Tierra Encantada Charter School is a small charter school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 256 students in grades 7–12 as its own charter district, so the school's numbers and the district's numbers match. Its most recent statewide rank is 113th of 132 schools in 2025–2026 — the 14th percentile, or 1 star — a steep decline from 2021–2022, when it ranked 53rd of 177 at the 70th percentile with 4 stars. The district summary is lower still, and earlier years were also near the bottom.

Test proficiency is the main academic challenge. In 2025–2026, all-grade math is under 10%, compared with 25.54% statewide, and it has stayed low for years. Language Arts is closer: 41.18% on NM-MSSA versus 44.66% statewide, and 35.58% on NM Combined versus 43.34%. Science is 19.75% versus 33.4% statewide. One clear bright spot is 7th-grade Language Arts at 50%, above the state's 46.63% and above Monte Del Sol Charter's 47.54%. But 8th-grade Language Arts is 36.36% and 11th-grade Language Arts is 25%, both below state, showing a real drop-off between middle and high school.

Graduation is improving even as proficiency lags: 79.2% in 2024–2025, up from 73.8%, and just 1.4 points below the state's 80.6%. That is above Santa Fe High's 76.8% and far above Desert Sage Academy's 45.5%, though it trails Monte Del Sol Charter (86.0%), Capital High (83.4%), The Masters Program (92.0%), NM School for the Arts (95.2%) and Academy For Technology & Classics (97.4%). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9, higher than most nearby charters and magnets. Nearby, families also have Mandela International Magnet (Mims) and other options with higher ranks and graduation rates. In short: a small school with improving completion, a 7th-grade ELA strength, and persistent math and science gaps.

256

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,361

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

4601 Mission Bend
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 983-3337

District: Tierra Encantada Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

4.3%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (29% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2022) to 14th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

New Mexico avg34%

Middle school

132^nd of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 21 pts since 2018

From bottom 10% (2018) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

113^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 7 pts since 2018

From bottom 7% (2018) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 87Tierra Encantada 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	132 of 191	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.3	147 of 192	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	176 of 239	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	164 of 200	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	167 of 186	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	17.8	192 of 213	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	141 of 160	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	86 of 143	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	119 of 148	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	164 of 204	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	182 of 214	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	128 of 150	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	124 of 149	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	30.3	149 of 221	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	124 of 170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	148 of 178	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	180 of 229	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	113 of 132	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	134 of 172	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	122 of 170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.2	53 of 177	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	23.3	141 of 181	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	169 of 182	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	28.8	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	102 of 142	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	121 of 143	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	60 of 157	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.1	127 of 144	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	81 of 100	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	104 of 136	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	111 of 132	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.3	42 of 150	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	22.6	120 of 139	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.6	107 of 127	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.0	42 of 154	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	103 of 150	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	104 of 146	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.6	53 of 159	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	99 of 151	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	110 of 143	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	97 of 117	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	122 of 136	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	125 of 157	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)33rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)10th percentile-17 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+47 vs school

Male (2024)31st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)28th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Science20%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)		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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	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
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	24.6%	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	238 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	17.9	113^th of 132 public high schools	14.4%					(n/a)	25.0	< 20%	< 20%	18.2	21.6	19.8	50.0	36.4	41.2		< 20%	< 10%	$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	19.7%	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	30.9	78^th of 132 public high schools	40.9%		66.5	36^th of 131 public high schools	72.5%	42	35.7	< 20%	< 20%	11.1	26.2	16.7	47.5	31.5	38.8	21.3	< 10%	12.0	$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	20.5%	63 (24.4%)	2 (0.8%)	166 (64.3%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	54.9	46^th of 132 public high schools	65.2%		69	35^th of 131 public high schools	73.3%	11	53.4	12.3			44.4								$9,430
Desert Sage Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	2504 Camino Entrada	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 467-0310	69	14	4.9	52.2%	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$7,359
Early College Opportunities	Public	9-12	2301 W. Zia Rd.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2701	137	13	10.8	41.6%	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	107 (78.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	16.6	116^th of 132 public high schools	12.1%					(n/a)	15.9	< 20%	< 20%		27.3								$20,303
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	2100 Yucca Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2400	1,491	84	17.8	30.2%	261 (17.5%)	19 (1.3%)	1,139 (76.4%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	44.7	61^st of 132 public high schools	53.8%		37	68^th of 131 public high schools	48.1%	7	41.6	14.6			38.4								$8,789
Capital High	Public	9-12	4851 Paseo Del Sol	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1000	1,388	89	15.5	37.0%	46 (3.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1,311 (94.5%)	5 (0.4%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	10.8	128^th of 132 public high schools	3.0%		14.8	116^th of 131 public high schools	11.5%	12	18.5	< 5%	< 5%		16.3								$8,879
Academy For Technology & Classics	Public, Charter	7-12	74 A Van Nu PO Rd	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-4282	398	28	14.4	12.8%	91 (22.9%)	2 (0.5%)	272 (68.3%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	82	26^th of 132 public high schools	80.3%		82.9	20^th of 131 public high schools	84.7%	6	61.3	32.3		40.0	57.4	47.8	58.3	56.0	57.1	33.3	28.0	30.6	$7,301
Santa Fe Indian School	Public	7-12	1501 Cerrillos Road	Santa Fe	87502	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 989-6330	701	21	34.1	—	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 Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	290	26	11.0	8.6%	142 (49.0%)	4 (1.4%)	117 (40.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	97.3	6^th of 132 public high schools	95.5%		96	7^th of 131 public high schools	94.7%	1	90.6	46.9		83.6	75.0	80.7	83.3	82.0	82.6	64.8	55.7	60.0	$13,565

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