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Chaparral Elementary

Q: Is Chaparral Elementary a good school?

Chaparral Elementary ranks 139 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chaparral Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Chaparral Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary?

Students at Chaparral Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades K-6

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Elementary is a K–6 school at 2451 Avenida Chaparral in Santa Fe, NM, enrolling 181 students as part of Santa Fe Public Schools, which makes it one of the smaller elementaries in its immediate neighborhood. Every student is classified as economically disadvantaged, and the school ranks 139th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools (60th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025‑26 — well above its own district, which ranks 56th of 87 (36th percentile, 2 stars).

Chaparral Elementary's defining profile is math-strong with middle-of-the-pack language arts. In 2025‑26, 28.57% of students were proficient in math, above the district (23.53%) and state (25.54%) figures, while language arts came in at 40.95%, essentially at the district line and slightly below the state. Among nine nearby schools it ranks fifth overall, yet it outperforms Francis X. Nava Elementary in both subjects even though Nava sits 50 places higher in the rankings. Its student/teacher ratio of 11.6 is among the lowest in the area.

The bigger story is a decade-long turnaround. In the mid‑2010s Chaparral sat in the bottom quarter of the state (16th–29th percentile, mostly 1 star); its last five measured years average around the 53rd percentile, and this year's 60th percentile is the best in its available history. Sixth grade is the standout, at 54.84% math proficiency — nearly 23 points above the state. Results for student groups are also notable: Hispanic students rank in the 74th percentile (4 stars) and female students in the 78th percentile (4 stars), both above the school's overall figure, and low-income students have held steady near the 52nd–54th percentile (3 stars). One caveat: the state suppressed science results, all of 5th grade, and 4th grade math, so the all-grades math figure rests on 3rd and 6th grade only, and small grade cohorts mean a few students can shift a percentage noticeably.

181

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,184

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

2451 Avenida Chaparral
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-1400

District: Santa Fe Public Schools

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.4%

White:

8.8%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Mexico median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

139^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	52.1	139 of 346	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	176 of 345	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	173 of 413	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	236 of 435	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	198 of 420	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	189 of 383	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.5	280 of 374	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	346 of 410	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	266 of 421	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	281 of 442	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	271 of 412	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	217 of 398	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.7	321 of 402	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	307 of 419	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	309 of 411	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	275 of 405	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.7	157 of 398	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.9	209 of 390	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.3	237 of 389	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	56 of 252	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	154 of 398	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	193 of 390	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	159 of 395	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.3	250 of 343	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	183 of 339	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	71 of 273	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	74 of 255	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	144 of 384	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	247 of 395	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	245 of 389	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	172 of 329	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	148 of 325	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	165 of 356	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	206 of 426	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	149 of 410	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.1	307 of 361	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	217 of 356	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	156 of 397	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	289 of 414	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	146 of 392	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	212 of 337	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	195 of 333	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	55 of 132	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	107 of 304	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	108 of 304	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	171 of 339	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	222 of 413	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.0	69 of 325	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)78th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)61st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)58th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

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by a teacher
Saturday, December 6, 2025

This school is outstanding.
The leadership is beyond the norm and all of the teachers care deeply for not only the students but their families and the community as well. 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
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
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
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
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
Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 Camino Caballos	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1600	513	33	15.3	27.1%	68 (13.3%)	4 (0.8%)	410 (79.9%)	19 (3.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53.5	131^st of 346 public elementary schools	62.1%		59.3	104^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.9%	27	32.8			45.0	59.4	54.4	51.4			52.8	33.3	23.2	35.3	40.0			33.0	$9,330
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
Sun Mountain Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	26 Puesta Del Sol	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Sun Mountain Community School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(555) 555-5555	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	74.6	57^th of 346 public elementary schools	83.5%					(n/a)				61.1	55.6		56.3			57.7							28.9
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
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	27.5%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	42.3	184^th of 346 public elementary schools	46.8%		70.7	70^th of 345 public elementary schools	79.7%	114	43.6	40.0	42.4	53.2	48.9	48.7	41.7	68.2	55.0	51.8	19.2	22.2	18.0	33.3	50.0		25.9
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

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