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Francis X. Nava Elementary

Q: Is Francis X. Nava Elementary a good school?

Francis X. Nava Elementary ranks 177 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Francis X. Nava Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 154 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. 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 the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, Francis X. Nava Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Santa Fe district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.41% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 18.82% were proficient in mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students outperforming male students and Hispanic students underperforming White students.

When comparing Francis X. Nava Elementary to other nearby schools in the Santa Fe district, some interesting patterns emerge. For example, Wood-Gormley Elementary, located just 2.94 miles away, consistently outperforms Francis X. Nava Elementary and the district as a whole in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has generally trended downward over the years, suggesting that it may be facing increasing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance.

163

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,170

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2655 Siringo Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-1200

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Francis X. Nava Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

White:

15.3%

American Indian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

177^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	43.3	177 of 345	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	177 of 413	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.9	398 of 435	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	293 of 420	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	294 of 396	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	323 of 383	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	237 of 374	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.7	329 of 410	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	284 of 421	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.8	393 of 442	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	392 of 412	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	331 of 398	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.7	358 of 402	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	357 of 419	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.3	357 of 411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.2	346 of 405	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	290 of 398	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	300 of 390	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	318 of 389	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	137 of 203	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.7	142 of 398	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.2	373 of 390	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	329 of 395	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	158 of 343	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	180 of 384	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	11.2	384 of 395	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	278 of 320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	282 of 329	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	125 of 356	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.0	392 of 426	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	280 of 410	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	249 of 361	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	282 of 356	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	230 of 397	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.5	375 of 414	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	284 of 392	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	94 of 158	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	107 of 132	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	51.1	143 of 339	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	11.4	393 of 413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)64th percentile+7 vs school

White (2024)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2024)50th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)42nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis X. Nava Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Francis X. Nava Elementary?

Students at Francis X. Nava Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What district is Francis X. Nava Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What schools do graduates of Francis X. Nava Elementary attend?

Students who attend Francis X. Nava Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milagro Middle
High : Santa Fe Engage

How many students attend Francis X. Nava Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Francis X. Nava Elementary.

Is Francis X. Nava Elementary a good school?

Francis X. Nava Elementary ranks 177^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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