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Carlos Gilbert Elementary

Q: Is Carlos Gilbert Elementary a good school?

Yes! Carlos Gilbert Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Carlos Gilbert Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Carlos Gilbert Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carlos Gilbert Elementary?

Students at Carlos Gilbert Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 45% White, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Carlos Gilbert Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carlos Gilbert Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Milagro Middle High : Santa Fe Engage

Public Grades K-6

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Carlos Gilbert Elementary is a K–6 school at 300 Griffin St in Santa Fe, NM, serving 317 students as part of Santa Fe Public Schools. It is a top-2% school in a bottom-third district: in 2025–2026 it ranked 8th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools with a 5-star rating, the strongest year in a decade-long run that has never dropped below a 5-star rating or the 90th percentile. Proficiency is roughly double the state rate — Language Arts 83.73%, Math 65.06%, and 5th-grade Science 69.77% — while its own district sits near 41% in reading and 24% in math, and ranks 56th of 87 districts statewide (36th percentile, 2 stars). That roughly 40-point gap between the school and its district is the single most striking thing about it.

Its closest twin is Wood-Gormley Elementary (0.85 miles, 3rd in the state, 99th percentile), near-identical in reading and slightly ahead in math. Below those two, the local field drops fast: Acequia Madre Elementary (23rd) and Atalaya Elementary (46th) are solid, then comes a steep fall to Francis X. Nava Elementary (89th) and the bottom half of the state, ending with Kearny Elementary (318th, 8th percentile) and Ramirez Thomas Elementary (344th, 1st percentile) — both within about two miles. Notably, Carlos Gilbert achieves this with a larger enrollment and a higher student–teacher ratio (14.6) than most of its high-performing neighbors.

The school serves specific student groups unusually well, with Hispanic students ranking 4th of 273 schools statewide (99th percentile) and low-income students reaching the 95th percentile in 2024–25, up from the high 70s a year earlier. Grade-level results show 4th grade as the standout (ELA 92.68, math 80.49) and 3rd- and 6th-grade math as the lowest internal figures (55% and 54.76%) — still about double the state rate. Momentum is positive: reading climbed from 70% to 79.12% to 83.73%, and math rebounded to 65.06% after a dip.

317

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,117

Per pupil spending ?

11.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

300 Griffin St
Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 467-4700

District: Santa Fe Public Schools

Students who attend Carlos Gilbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

45.4%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (74% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

8^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 18Elementary Schools in the Santa Fe Public Schools

56^th of 87Santa Fe Public Schools 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
2026	96.5	8 of 346	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	22 of 345	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	18 of 413	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	21 of 435	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	31 of 420	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	11 of 396	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	11 of 383	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	32 of 374	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.2	19 of 410	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	85.1	42 of 421	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	36 of 442	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	83.2	48 of 412	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.6	116 of 398	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	91 of 402	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	108 of 419	74.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	88 of 411	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	85 of 405	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	74.3	77 of 398	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	60.1	137 of 390	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.5	83 of 389	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	86.5	34 of 191	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	85 of 203	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	29 of 398	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	21 of 390	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	50 of 395	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.1	14 of 343	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	4 of 273	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	35 of 255	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	30 of 384	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	37 of 395	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	71.7	57 of 389	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	16 of 320	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	30 of 329	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	15 of 325	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.8	80 of 356	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	98 of 426	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	179 of 410	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	74 of 361	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	44 of 356	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	5 of 251	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	17 of 397	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	17 of 414	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	16 of 392	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	12 of 337	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	20 of 333	94.0%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	9 of 92	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	35 of 158	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	29 of 165	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	75 of 132	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	10 of 47	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	8 of 304	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	17 of 304	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	16 of 339	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	18 of 413	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	13 of 325	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	15 of 199	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	7 of 187	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2023)90th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)78th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+40 vs state

Science70%+38 vs state

Mathematics65%+38 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 2, 2016

I am a parent of an amazing school, I love what is going on at Carlos Gilbert the Education,the Enrichment programs ,the Clubs and Activities provided for each student are phenomenal. The Teachers are top notch and the front office is GREAT! Go Blackhawks keep Aiming High and Thank you for all your hard work. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

From the sense of community built through the Halloween Carnival to the after school programs which are free (chess, knitting, archery, rosetta stone), I appreciate the fun that happens outside of the standard school day. The secretary smiles at me whenever I walk in, other parents say hello, the teachers are involved. My kids love coming to school, I feel secure knowing they are in good hands. Carlos Gilbert is a school that keeps striving to get better year after year. They are the epitome of joyful learning - everything a school should be. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Carlos Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Griffin St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4700	317	22	14.6	11.4%	144 (45.4%)	1 (0.3%)	152 (47.9%)	9 (2.8%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	96.5	8^th of 346 public elementary schools	97.7%		91.2	22^nd of 345 public elementary schools	93.6%	14	69.8			76.9	92.7	86.1	81.0			84.2	56.4	80.5	69.8	54.8			65.5	$9,117
Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-8	851 West Alameda	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3100	328	26	12.5	40.9%	33 (10.1%)	4 (1.2%)	277 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44.5	176^th of 346 public elementary schools	49.1%		34.8	207^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.0%	31		26.2	22.1	42.9	45.7	38.5	46.7	51.6	45.2	45.3	< 20%	< 20%		33.3	22.6	< 20%	17.3	$10,679
Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	298	21	14.1	11.1%	146 (49.0%)	3 (1.0%)	119 (39.9%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	97.9	3^rd of 346 public elementary schools	99.1%		92.3	19^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.5%	16	65.9			88.4	88.4	80.5	75.0			83.0	62.8	58.1	73.2	81.4			68.8	$9,242
Acequia Madre Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Acequia Madre St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4000	154	13	12.2	14.9%	67 (43.5%)	6 (3.9%)	72 (46.8%)	7 (4.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91	23^rd of 346 public elementary schools	93.4%		83.7	41^st of 345 public elementary schools	88.1%	18	66.7			65.0	66.7	76.2	69.6			69.4		47.6	57.1	69.6			50.6	$11,252
E.J. Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 North San Mateo	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3800	182	13	13.5	47.3%	15 (8.2%)	5 (2.7%)	149 (81.9%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	164^th of 346 public elementary schools	52.6%		46.3	161^st of 345 public elementary schools	53.3%	3				43.8		33.3	46.2			37.2				38.5			20.5	$9,516
Atalaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	721 Camino Cabra	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4400	259	20	12.8	16.6%	89 (34.4%)	6 (2.3%)	149 (57.5%)	9 (3.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	79	46^th of 346 public elementary schools	86.7%		83.8	39^th of 345 public elementary schools	88.7%	7	50.0			67.6	60.0	52.9	63.9			61.4	46.0	36.0	47.1	58.3			47.7	$9,644
Salazar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1231 Apache Ave.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3900	282	21	13.2	57.8%	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	254 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.6	281^st of 346 public elementary schools	18.8%		23.6	268^th of 345 public elementary schools	22.3%	13	< 20%		< 20%	32.5	< 20%	28.1	30.6			28.3	< 20%	< 20%	21.9	28.6			16.5	$12,878
Francis X. Nava Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2655 Siringo Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1200	163	14	11.3	39.9%	25 (15.3%)	1 (0.6%)	129 (79.1%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.3	89^th of 346 public elementary schools	74.3%		43.3	177^th of 345 public elementary schools	48.7%	88				60.0			40.0			36.8				45.0			23.7	$13,170
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	2451 Avenida Chaparral	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1400	181	16	11.6	39.8%	16 (8.8%)	5 (2.8%)	151 (83.4%)	5 (2.8%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	52.1	139^th of 346 public elementary schools	59.8%		43.6	176^th of 345 public elementary schools	49.0%	37				34.6	50.0		48.4			41.0	26.9			54.8			28.6	$11,184
Kearny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Avenida Campanas	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1800	338	26	12.8	42.0%	20 (5.9%)	6 (1.8%)	287 (84.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.4	318^th of 346 public elementary schools	8.1%		23.4	271^st of 345 public elementary schools	21.4%	47	< 20%		< 20%	32.4	38.1	23.8	20.8			28.1	21.2	< 20%	< 20%	13.2			10.0	$9,685

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