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E.J. Martinez Elementary

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E.J. Martinez Elementary ranks 161 st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

E.J. Martinez Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 173 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Santa Fe school district.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 33.33%, compared to 42.76% for the Santa Fe district and 44.19% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 25%, compared to 24.12% for the district and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance has been particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 13.29% to 38.89% across different grade levels in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Acequia Madre Elementary, Chaparral Elementary, and Wood-Gormley Elementary have significantly outperformed E.J. Martinez Elementary in academic proficiency, with proficiency rates that are 20-50 percentage points higher. This suggests that the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, at 99.42%, may be a significant factor in its academic challenges. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio could be an opportunity to provide more individualized attention and targeted interventions to support student learning and achievement.

182

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,516

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 North San Mateo
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-3800

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend E.J. Martinez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

White:

8.2%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2014 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (30% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

161^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	46.3	161 of 345	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	215 of 413	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	265 of 435	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	221 of 420	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	252 of 396	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	250 of 383	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.9	297 of 374	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.9	201 of 410	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	31.8	293 of 421	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.1	190 of 442	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	149 of 412	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.9	220 of 398	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	200 of 402	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.7	232 of 419	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	265 of 411	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.9	234 of 405	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	137 of 398	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	104 of 390	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.0	116 of 389	70.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	57.6	83 of 191	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	76 of 203	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	305 of 398	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	249 of 390	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	225 of 395	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	205 of 343	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	199 of 339	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	188 of 384	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	264 of 395	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	195 of 389	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	226 of 320	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	254 of 329	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	152 of 325	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	152 of 356	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	240 of 426	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	196 of 410	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	255 of 361	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	283 of 356	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	144 of 397	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	272 of 414	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	61 of 392	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	183 of 337	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	193 of 333	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	183 of 304	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	134 of 339	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	287 of 413	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	209 of 325	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)64th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)57th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)51st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science35%+5 vs state

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about E.J. Martinez Elementary

What district is E.J. Martinez Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What is the racial makeup of E.J. Martinez Elementary?

Students at E.J. Martinez Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 3% African American.

Is E.J. Martinez Elementary a good school?

E.J. Martinez Elementary ranks 161^st of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of E.J. Martinez Elementary attend?

Students who attend E.J. Martinez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milagro Middle
High : Santa Fe Engage

How many students attend E.J. Martinez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended E.J. Martinez Elementary.

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