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Pojoaque Intermediate

Public Grades 4-5

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Pojoaque Intermediate is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in the Pojoaque District in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With 192 students, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 41.12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.29% in math.

Pojoaque Intermediate faces significant challenges, including achievement gaps between different student subgroups and a high percentage of students from low-income families (59.38%). The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.4 is also relatively high compared to nearby schools like Pinon Elementary (13.2) and Chamisa Elementary (10.7), which outperform Pojoaque Intermediate on academic measures.

Despite these challenges, Pojoaque Intermediate's performance history shows that the school has the potential to improve. With the right interventions and support, the school could potentially raise its academic performance and provide a better educational experience for all students. By understanding the key metrics and findings, the school and Pojoaque District can develop strategies to address the underlying issues and help students succeed.

224

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,390

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1574 State Road 502
Santa Fe, NM 87506

(505) 455-2282

District: Pojoaque

Students who attend Pojoaque Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Pojoaque Middle
	Sixth Grade Academy
High:	Pojoaque High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

American Indian:

17.9%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2012 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

270^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 82Pojoaque 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	23.4	270 of 345	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	211 of 435	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	292 of 396	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	307 of 383	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	261 of 374	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	230 of 410	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	173 of 421	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.1	119 of 442	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	44.2	225 of 412	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.5	112 of 398	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	51.7	177 of 402	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.8	278 of 419	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	227 of 411	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	210 of 405	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	190 of 398	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.1	191 of 390	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.1	245 of 389	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	51.2	180 of 390	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	232 of 343	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	294 of 339	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	219 of 255	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	162 of 395	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	225 of 320	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	243 of 329	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	260 of 325	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	236 of 426	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	272 of 361	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	309 of 356	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	240 of 414	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	276 of 337	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	283 of 333	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	49.5	47 of 92	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	274 of 304	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	177 of 413	57.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2023)54th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)49th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+46 vs school

Native American (2024)76th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)57th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)49th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 vs state

Science14%-16 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
Pojoaque Intermediate	Public	4-5	1574 State Road 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	224	15	15.2	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	23.4	270^th of 345 public elementary schools	21.7%					(n/a)	13.6		51.6	32.5		41.1		16.5	18.0		17.3	$8,390
Pablo Roybal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1574 State Rd 502	Santa Fe	87506	Santa Fe County	Pojoaque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 455-2282	384	27	14.0	100.0%	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (75.5%)	4 (1.0%)	71 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)		47.8				47.8	17.8				17.8	$9,857
San Ildefonso Day School	Public	K-6	36 Tunyo Po	San Ildefonso Pueblo	87506	Santa Fe County	San Ildefonso Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 455-2366	36	6	6.5	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kha'p'o Community School	Public	K-6	625 Kee Street	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Kha'p'o Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 753-4406	98	1	98.0	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Tony Quintana Elementary	Public	K-6	18670 Us 84/285	Espanola	87532	Santa Fe County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-3213	208	17	12.2	97.1%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (89.4%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)			31.0		24.2	20.4					11.5	$11,647
Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School	Public	K-6	Tesuque Pueblo	Tesuque Pueblo	87506	Santa Fe County	Te Tsu Geh Oweenge Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 303-1255	31	8	4.1	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chamisa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Meadow Ln	White Rock	87547	Los Alamos County	Los Alamos	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 663-2470	301	27	11.3	13.3%	126 (41.9%)	2 (0.7%)	147 (48.8%)	12 (4.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	94.5	13^th of 345 public elementary schools	96.2%		96	22^nd of 413 public elementary schools	94.7%	9	69.2	66.7	75.0	74.4	77.1	73.6	42.4	64.6	61.5	71.4	60.7	$13,063
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-6	State Road 84/285 #1934b	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-4008	85	9	9.2	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	82 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						31.7						$11,371
James Rodriguez Elementary	Public	1-6	420 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-2256	233	18	13.2	94.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	328^th of 345 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.8	308^th of 413 public elementary schools	25.4%	20		20.0	24.3		26.5	21.5	22.2				8.7	$10,059
Los Ninos Elementary	Public	PK-K	323 North Coronado Ave	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-6819	71	7	9.5	100.0%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)												$18,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Pojoaque Intermediate

How many students attend Pojoaque Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Pojoaque Intermediate.

What district is Pojoaque Intermediate in?

Pojoaque

What schools do graduates of Pojoaque Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Pojoaque Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pojoaque Middle
Middle : Sixth Grade Academy
High : Pojoaque High

What is the racial makeup of Pojoaque Intermediate?

Students at Pojoaque Intermediate are 77% Hispanic, 18% American Indian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Pojoaque Intermediate a good school?

Pojoaque Intermediate ranks in the bottom 21.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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