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El Camino Real Academy Community

Q: Is El Camino Real Academy Community a good school?

El Camino Real Academy Community ranks in the bottom 1.4% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend El Camino Real Academy Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended El Camino Real Academy Community.

Q: What is the racial makeup of El Camino Real Academy Community?

Students at El Camino Real Academy Community are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

El Camino Real Academy Community is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 715 students. The school is part of the Santa Fe school district, which is ranked 46 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 13-14 students per teacher, El Camino Real Academy Community consistently performs significantly below the Santa Fe and New Mexico state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.05% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.76% in Santa Fe and 44.19% statewide. In math, the proficiency rate was just 7.02%, compared to 24.12% in Santa Fe and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance is dramatically lower than the surrounding Santa Fe schools, which generally perform at or above the state average.

El Camino Real Academy Community has been a chronically low-performing school for many years, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New Mexico elementary schools. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This suggests the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may contribute to its struggles. Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has been unable to translate its resources into strong academic outcomes, raising questions about how resources are being utilized and allocated.

704

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,112

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 S. Meadows
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 467-1300

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend El Camino Real Academy Community usually attend:

High:

Capital High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

1.8%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (14% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

340^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

189^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Santa Fe

46^th of 82Santa Fe 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	8.8	340 of 345	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	392 of 413	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	415 of 435	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	390 of 420	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	384 of 396	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	359 of 383	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	358 of 374	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	382 of 410	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	371 of 421	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	403 of 442	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	378 of 412	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	363 of 398	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	386 of 402	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	349 of 419	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	377 of 411	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	369 of 405	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	340 of 398	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	313 of 390	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	360 of 389	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	3.6	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	189 of 191	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	203 of 203	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	96 of 98	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	75 of 83	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.6	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	381 of 390	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	341 of 395	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	321 of 343	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	252 of 255	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	370 of 384	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	387 of 395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	343 of 389	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	315 of 320	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	305 of 329	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	320 of 325	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	345 of 356	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	364 of 410	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	349 of 361	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	331 of 356	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.3	386 of 397	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	394 of 414	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	343 of 392	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	335 of 337	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	320 of 333	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	139 of 165	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	115 of 132	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	302 of 304	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	400 of 413	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	189 of 192	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	233 of 239	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	194 of 232	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	198 of 200	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	184 of 186	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	175 of 176	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	193 of 208	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	173 of 207	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.3	84 of 179	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	23.3	141 of 178	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	134 of 172	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.5	108 of 171	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	89 of 156	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	17.8	138 of 157	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	3.6	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	12.8	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	46 of 69	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	10.6	210 of 213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	176 of 220	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	159 of 160	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	153 of 156	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	144 of 148	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	202 of 204	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	160 of 214	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	147 of 150	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	144 of 149	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	169 of 173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	221 of 227	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	178 of 223	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	172 of 175	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	166 of 168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	211 of 221	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	169 of 213	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	138 of 152	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	132 of 151	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	53 of 100	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	174 of 178	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	225 of 229	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2023)16th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile~ school

Male (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)47th percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2022)18th percentile~ school

Male (2023)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science15%-20 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 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-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1231 Apache Ave.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3900	282	21	13.2	100.0%	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.6	268^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.3%		23	316^th of 413 public elementary schools	23.5%	48					35.5	25.0	39.4			26.6				27.3			13.3	$12,878
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
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
Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3000	417	27	15.3	100.0%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	392 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	339^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.7%		21.3	328^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.6%	11				17.2	33.3	22.4				24.2		11.7	13.8				9.3	$9,926

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino Real Academy Community

Is El Camino Real Academy Community a good school?

El Camino Real Academy Community ranks in the bottom 1.4% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of El Camino Real Academy Community?

Students at El Camino Real Academy Community are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of El Camino Real Academy Community attend?

Students who attend El Camino Real Academy Community usually go on to attend:

High : Capital High

What district is El Camino Real Academy Community in?

Santa Fe

How many students attend El Camino Real Academy Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 704 students attended El Camino Real Academy Community.

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