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Santa Teresa Elementary

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Santa Teresa Elementary ranks 107 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Santa Teresa Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Gadsden school district in New Mexico, with 487 students. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a current 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santa Teresa Elementary outperforms the Gadsden district and the state of New Mexico in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 54.14% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.75% for the Gadsden district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, 34.21% of students were proficient or better, compared to 28.57% for the Gadsden district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade ELA, where 62.65% of students were proficient or better, compared to 46.67% for the Gadsden district and 45.17% for the state.

While Vado Elementary and Berino Elementary have lower proficiency rates than Santa Teresa Elementary, some nearby schools, such as Anthony Elementary and La Union Elementary, have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, suggesting that there may be best practices or strategies that Santa Teresa Elementary could learn from these higher-performing schools.

484

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,637

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Commerciantes
Santa Teresa, NM 88008

(575) 882-6203

District: Gadsden

Students who attend Santa Teresa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Teresa Middle
High:	Santa Teresa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

6.6%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2024 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (44% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 57th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the New Mexico median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

107^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Gadsden

60^th of 82Gadsden 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	58.9	107 of 345	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	178 of 413	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	155 of 435	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	166 of 420	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	88 of 396	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	93 of 383	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	63 of 374	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	68 of 410	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	59.9	129 of 421	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.2	84 of 442	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	57.9	155 of 412	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	132 of 398	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.3	82 of 402	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	46 of 419	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	68 of 411	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	54 of 405	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.9	68 of 398	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	89 of 390	77.2%	★★★★☆
2005	57.3	142 of 389	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	139 of 223	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	85 of 191	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	174 of 203	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	35 of 98	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	33 of 83	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	178 of 398	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	185 of 390	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	231 of 395	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	91 of 343	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	74 of 339	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	89 of 255	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	181 of 384	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	128 of 395	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	158 of 389	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	48 of 320	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	53 of 329	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	88 of 325	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	154 of 356	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	108 of 426	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	103 of 410	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	27 of 361	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	32 of 356	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	45.1	183 of 397	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	120 of 414	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	124 of 392	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	61 of 337	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	92 of 333	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	98 of 158	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	100 of 165	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	122 of 304	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	69 of 339	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	160 of 413	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	92 of 325	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)55th percentile~ school

Male (2024)54th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)38th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Science36%+6 vs state

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

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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-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 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 All Grades	Total
Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Commerciantes	Santa Teresa	88008	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	484	38	12.7	100.0%	32 (6.6%)	8 (1.7%)	441 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.9	107^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.0%		48.1	178^th of 413 public elementary schools	56.9%	71	35.7	51.4	47.8	52.4	62.7	54.1	28.4	29.9	35.7	42.2	34.2	$8,637
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4085 McNutt Rd	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	550	41	13.4	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	540 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.1	118^th of 345 public elementary schools	65.8%		60.1	133^rd of 413 public elementary schools	67.8%	15	20.8	34.2	40.0	50.0	53.4	44.1	31.7	38.8	50.0	64.4	45.7	$9,714
La Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	875 Mercantile	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	340	24	14.0	100.0%	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.3	77^th of 345 public elementary schools	77.7%		73.5	82^nd of 413 public elementary schools	80.1%	5	35.1	52.3	60.0	54.4	52.5	55.1	34.1	29.1	57.9	57.5	44.4	$10,430
Desert View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1105 Valle Vista Dr	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	524	35	14.9	100.0%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	514 (98.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.7	193^rd of 345 public elementary schools	44.1%		52	160^th of 413 public elementary schools	61.3%	33	19.7	34.2	47.5	27.6	60.3	42.0	27.6	31.2	17.1	43.8	29.7	$9,388
Anthony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Church St	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	163	16	10.1	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.6	89^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.2%		74.8	79^th of 413 public elementary schools	80.9%	10	40.3			46.8	41.8	44.2			61.0	45.6	53.2	$10,061
Loma Linda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1451 Donaldson Ave	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	398	30	13.2	100.0%	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	386 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	125^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.8%		66.2	112^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.9%	13		36.9	52.1			44.0	26.2	48.0			36.3	$10,935
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1440 Hwy 478	Sunland Park	88063	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-3050	379	27	14.0	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	372 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37.5	198^th of 345 public elementary schools	42.6%		45.5	196^th of 413 public elementary schools	52.5%	2	37.9	25.5	53.2	34.5	40.3	38.1	13.7	40.4	25.9	32.3	28.0	$9,279
Berino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	455 Shrode Rd	Anthony	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	300	28	10.6	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	294 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	302^nd of 345 public elementary schools	12.5%		32.3	257^th of 413 public elementary schools	37.8%	45		37.2	35.1	23.3	20.5	29.0					12.4	$10,604
Vado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	330 Holguin Rd	Vado	88072	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	415	33	12.5	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.7	316^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.4%		25.9	298^th of 413 public elementary schools	27.8%	18	16.1	20.4	20.0	21.4	37.9	25.5	27.8	16.4	16.1	19.7	19.9	$10,558
Desert Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	290 East Lisa	Chaparral	88021	Do�a Ana County	Gadsden	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 882-6203	479	33	14.4	100.0%	16 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	455 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.5	148^th of 345 public elementary schools	57.1%		47	189^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.2%	41	25.0	34.7	40.0	25.0	57.1	39.0	22.2	34.6	53.1	79.4	46.9	$8,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Teresa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Santa Teresa Elementary?

Students at Santa Teresa Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Santa Teresa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Santa Teresa Elementary.

What district is Santa Teresa Elementary in?

Gadsden

What schools do graduates of Santa Teresa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Teresa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Teresa Middle
High : Santa Teresa High

Is Santa Teresa Elementary a good school?

Santa Teresa Elementary ranks 107^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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