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Gonzales Elementary

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Gonzales Elementary ranks 207 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Gonzales Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 306 students in grades K-8. 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.

Gonzales Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Santa Fe and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 41.52%, compared to 42.76% for Santa Fe and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 18.3%, compared to 24.12% for Santa Fe and 26.81% for the state. However, the school's performance in Science is slightly better, with a 37.97% proficiency rate for all grades in 2024-2025, compared to 32.85% for Santa Fe and 35.14% for the state.

The nearby schools in the Santa Fe district show a wide range of academic performance, with some schools, such as Atalaya Elementary and Carlos Gilbert Elementary, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. In contrast, Gonzales Elementary's performance is significantly lower than these high-performing schools, despite being in the same district. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level resources and policies may be contributing to the disparities in academic achievement between Gonzales Elementary and its higher-performing peers.

328

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,679

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

851 West Alameda
Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 467-3100

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Gonzales Elementary usually attend:

High:

Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

White:

10.1%

American Indian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

207^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

74^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	207 of 345	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	212 of 413	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	177 of 435	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	246 of 420	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	173 of 396	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	196 of 383	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	154 of 374	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.8	218 of 410	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	201 of 421	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.8	202 of 442	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.2	282 of 412	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.1	216 of 398	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	283 of 402	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.8	198 of 419	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	151 of 411	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.6	194 of 405	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	184 of 398	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.2	180 of 390	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	197 of 389	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	36.7	136 of 203	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.0	135 of 398	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	159 of 390	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	146 of 395	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	141 of 343	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	177 of 339	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	162 of 255	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	190 of 384	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	141 of 395	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	247 of 389	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	124 of 320	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	183 of 329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	188 of 325	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	209 of 356	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	142 of 426	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	150 of 410	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	157 of 361	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	204 of 356	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	254 of 397	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	189 of 414	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	170 of 392	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	149 of 337	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	243 of 333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	34 of 99	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	126 of 158	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	83 of 165	49.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	208 of 304	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	187 of 339	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	172 of 413	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	59 of 325	81.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	74 of 192	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	84 of 239	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	157 of 232	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	137 of 200	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	105 of 186	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	88 of 176	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.5	124 of 208	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	95 of 207	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.0	151 of 222	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.5	168 of 193	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	131 of 178	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	118 of 173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.1	135 of 179	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.4	90 of 178	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.0	104 of 172	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.9	52 of 171	69.6%	★★★★☆
2006	46.4	80 of 156	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	63 of 157	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	93.1	1 of 52	98.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	58.4	25 of 69	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	56.7	74 of 213	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	141 of 220	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	85 of 160	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	76 of 156	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	55 of 148	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	58 of 204	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	23.2	144 of 214	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	88 of 150	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	76 of 149	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	56 of 173	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	59 of 227	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	22.2	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	103 of 175	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	66 of 168	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	50.7	96 of 221	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	117 of 213	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	116 of 152	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	81 of 151	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	64.7	9 of 67	86.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	50.2	33 of 100	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	75 of 178	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	83 of 229	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	28.6	92 of 121	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.6	45 of 120	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2024)66th percentile+17 vs school

Native American (2022)66th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)36th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)33rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2018)98th percentile+55 vs school

Native American (2022)87th percentile+54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)67th percentile~ school

Female (2023)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)64th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)57th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Science38%+3 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gonzales Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gonzales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gonzales Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Fe Engage

How many students attend Gonzales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Gonzales Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gonzales Elementary?

Students at Gonzales Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is Gonzales Elementary in?

Santa Fe

Is Gonzales Elementary a good school?

Gonzales Elementary ranks 207^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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