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Tierra Encantada Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

Summary

Tierra Encantada Charter School is a public charter high school serving grades 7-12 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 284 students. The school has faced academic challenges, ranking between 53rd and 169th out of all New Mexico high schools in recent years and holding a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Tierra Encantada struggles compared to the state and nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.21% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 8.14% were proficient or better in Mathematics, both well below the state averages. The school also lags in science proficiency, with only 14.77% of students proficient or better. Tierra Encantada's four-year graduation rate has been around 73-78% in recent years, lower than the state average and several nearby schools.

While Tierra Encantada has shown some success in supporting its English Language Learner population, ranking 13th out of 42 New Mexico high schools in this area, the school faces significant challenges compared to its peers. Tierra Encantada Charter School has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.65% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Santa Fe charter and magnet schools, such as NM School for the Arts, Mandela International Magnet, and Academy for Technology & Classics, which have much higher proficiency rates and consistently higher state rankings.

256

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,361

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 7th percentile in 2018 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 20 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

New Mexico avg36%

147^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2018

From bottom 10% (2018) to bottom 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
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
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
2025	18.7	148 of 178	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	180 of 229	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
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
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
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

Male (2023)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-7 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 (2024)24th percentile~ school

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

White (2024)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Science15%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Tierra Encantada Charter School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tierra Encantada Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Encantada Charter School?

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

How many students attend Tierra Encantada Charter School?

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

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