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Atalaya Elementary

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Atalaya Elementary ranks 39 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Atalaya Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 272 students. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Santa Fe School District and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Atalaya Elementary had 65.67% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.76% for the Santa Fe district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, Atalaya had 51.49% proficiency, while the district and state had 24.12% and 26.81%, respectively. The school has also been ranked 39th out of over 400 elementary schools in New Mexico, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Atalaya Elementary's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 23rd out of 398 New Mexico elementary schools for female students and 34th out of 384 for Hispanic students, both earning 5-star ratings. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 18.95% to 33.09%, which is significantly lower than some nearby schools. Atalaya Elementary's favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.4 to 14.3 students per teacher, also sets it apart from the surrounding schools.

259

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,644

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Camino Cabra
Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 467-4400

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Atalaya Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

34.4%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2023 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (60% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Fe

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2023) to 89th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

39^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	39 of 345	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	41 of 413	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	19 of 435	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	27 of 420	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	39 of 396	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	31 of 383	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	80.9	47 of 374	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	69 of 410	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	92.8	20 of 421	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	72.7	93 of 442	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	69 of 412	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	111 of 398	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	50.9	183 of 402	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.7	220 of 419	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.5	122 of 411	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	66.7	108 of 405	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	62 of 398	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	85 of 390	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	84.3	41 of 389	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	93.0	7 of 203	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	93.7	23 of 398	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	11 of 390	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	22 of 395	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	19 of 343	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	13 of 339	96.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	19 of 255	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	34 of 384	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	21 of 395	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	30 of 389	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	77 of 320	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	43 of 329	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	30 of 325	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	64.2	103 of 356	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	135 of 426	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	102 of 361	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	189 of 356	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	73 of 397	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	94.7	31 of 414	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	44 of 392	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	72 of 337	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	54 of 333	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	81.3	21 of 158	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	41 of 165	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	51 of 132	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	40 of 304	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	27 of 339	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	22 of 413	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	17 of 325	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	9 of 187	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2022)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)94th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)87th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+38 vs state

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Mathematics51%+25 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 All Grades	Total
Atalaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	721 Camino Cabra	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4400	259	20	12.8		89 (34.4%)	6 (2.3%)	149 (57.5%)	9 (3.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	83.8	39^th of 345 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.9	41^st of 413 public elementary schools	90.1%	2	67.6			48.2	74.4	68.4	66.7			65.7	25.9	43.6	71.1	60.0		51.5	$9,644
Acequia Madre Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Acequia Madre St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4000	154	13	12.2		67 (43.5%)	6 (3.9%)	72 (46.8%)	7 (4.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	41^st of 345 public elementary schools	88.1%		89.1	34^th of 413 public elementary schools	91.8%	7	81.8			33.3	80.0	72.7	79.0			65.9	33.3	50.0	63.6	79.0		56.1	$11,252
Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	298	21	14.1		146 (49.0%)	3 (1.0%)	119 (39.9%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	92.3	19^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.5%		97.1	16^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.1%	3	65.4			75.6	77.3	86.3	80.5			80.1	53.3	31.8	74.5	80.5		60.2	$9,242
Kearny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Avenida Campanas	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1800	338	26	12.8	100.0%	20 (5.9%)	6 (1.8%)	287 (84.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23.4	271^st of 345 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.7	325^th of 413 public elementary schools	21.3%	54				42.5		22.5	33.3			27.7				19.6		11.4	$9,685
Carlos Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Griffin St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4700	317	22	14.6		144 (45.4%)	1 (0.3%)	152 (47.9%)	9 (2.8%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	91.2	22^nd of 345 public elementary schools	93.6%		97	18^th of 413 public elementary schools	95.6%	4	53.5			71.4	87.5	74.4	82.5			79.1	52.4	80.0	51.2	49.1		57.1	$9,117
E.J. Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 North San Mateo	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3800	182	13	13.5	100.0%	15 (8.2%)	5 (2.7%)	149 (81.9%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	161^st of 345 public elementary schools	53.3%		39.8	215^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.9%	54	34.8					39.1	44.4			33.3			34.8	38.9		25.0	$9,516
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
Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-8	851 West Alameda	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3100	328	26	12.5	100.0%	33 (10.1%)	4 (1.2%)	277 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34.8	207^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.0%		40.6	212^th of 413 public elementary schools	48.7%	5	32.6	45.5	38.0	26.5	39.3	40.0	48.6	39.5	55.9	41.5			16.0	37.1	25.6	18.3	$10,679
Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	305	21	14.5	98.0%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.7	70^th of 345 public elementary schools	79.7%		45.8	193^rd of 413 public elementary schools	53.3%	123	41.7	42.9	42.4	54.6	50.0	58.3	79.2	47.8	51.4	56.4	31.8		33.3	66.7		29.1
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Atalaya Elementary

What district is Atalaya Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What schools do graduates of Atalaya Elementary attend?

Students who attend Atalaya Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milagro Middle
High : Santa Fe Engage

Is Atalaya Elementary a good school?

Atalaya Elementary ranks 39^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Atalaya Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Atalaya Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Atalaya Elementary?

Students at Atalaya Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 34% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

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