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Kearny Elementary

Q: Is Kearny Elementary a good school?

Kearny Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kearny Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Kearny Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kearny Elementary?

Students at Kearny Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kearny Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-6

318^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Kearny Elementary is a PK–6 school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 338 students as part of Santa Fe Public Schools, a district that includes both some of the state's strongest schools and some of its weakest — and Kearny currently sits near the low end of that range.

In 2025–2026, Kearny ranked 318th of 346 elementary schools statewide: the 8th percentile, 0 stars, or the bottom decile. That is a sharp relative drop from recent years, when the school hovered between the 15th and 21st percentile. Test results are well below district and state averages: 28% of students met expectations in Language Arts (compared with about 41% in the district and 43% statewide), 10.34% in Mathematics (compared with roughly 24% and 26%), and under 20% in Science. Math is the clearest weak spot. Language Arts is strongest in 4th grade at 37.21%, then falls to 25% in 5th and 20.75% in 6th, while 6th-grade math is 13.21% — the gaps tend to widen in the upper grades.

Comparisons with nearby schools are striking. Kearny is the second-lowest-ranked school among its close neighbors, ahead only of Ramirez Thomas Elementary at the 1st percentile, while Gonzales Elementary ranks at the 49th percentile, E.J. Martinez Elementary at the 53rd, and Wood-Gormley Elementary at the 99th. Notably, Francis X. Nava Elementary, Chaparral Elementary, and E.J. Martinez all report 100% free/reduced lunch and still outperform Kearny, and Kearny's student-teacher ratio of 12.8 is better than several higher-performing peers. Poverty is real context here, but staffing and resources alone do not explain the results. Note that science figures and some nearby data are suppressed or reported only as bounds.

338

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,685

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Avenida Campanas
Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 467-1800

District: Santa Fe Public Schools

Students who attend Kearny Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

5.9%

American Indian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (19% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

318^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	14.4	318 of 346	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	271 of 345	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	325 of 413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	364 of 435	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	356 of 420	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	330 of 396	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	316 of 383	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	285 of 374	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	309 of 410	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	385 of 421	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	327 of 442	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.9	311 of 412	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	251 of 398	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.7	305 of 402	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.0	283 of 419	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	228 of 411	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.3	272 of 405	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.7	288 of 398	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	303 of 390	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.3	191 of 389	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	191 of 191	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	356 of 398	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	369 of 390	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	330 of 395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	331 of 343	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	287 of 339	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	248 of 273	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	217 of 255	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	310 of 384	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	342 of 395	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	320 of 389	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	286 of 320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	288 of 329	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	226 of 256	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	257 of 325	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	290 of 356	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	352 of 426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	316 of 410	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	293 of 361	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	284 of 356	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	221 of 397	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	324 of 414	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	306 of 392	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	264 of 337	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	295 of 333	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	53.7	56 of 158	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	122 of 165	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	277 of 304	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	263 of 304	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	264 of 339	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	360 of 413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	317 of 325	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)65th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2024)44th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)11th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-18 vs state

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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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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	100.0%	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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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	100.0%	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
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		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
Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	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%)	5.5	344^th of 346 public elementary schools	0.6%		10.2	339^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.7%	5	< 20%		< 20%	16.0	28.8	18.2				21.3	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				7.3	$9,926
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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	100.0%	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

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