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Salazar Elementary

Q: Is Salazar Elementary a good school?

Salazar Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Salazar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Salazar Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Salazar Elementary?

Students at Salazar Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Salazar Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-6

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Salazar Elementary is a PK–6 school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 282 students as part of Santa Fe Public Schools, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 281st of 346 New Mexico elementary schools — the 19th percentile, or 1 star.

Salazar performs below its district and state in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, 27.92% of students were proficient in English language arts, versus 41.11% districtwide and 43.34% statewide; math was 16.88%, versus 23.53% and 25.54%; and science was under 20%, against district and state rates near 30–33%. This is not a one-year dip: the school has ranked in the bottom quartile for years, from the 12th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 16th–23rd percentile range more recently. Proficiency has edged up — ELA from 24% in 2023–2024 to 27.92% in 2025–2026, and math from 12% to 16.88% — but not enough to change its relative standing. Fourth-grade ELA and third- and fourth-grade math are each under 20%.

The local picture is striking. Within about 3.4 miles, Wood-Gormley Elementary and Carlos Gilbert Elementary rank among the top 1–2% of New Mexico elementary schools, and Acequia Madre Elementary is in the 93rd percentile. Closer to home, Francis X. Nava Elementary, less than a mile away, ranks 74th percentile with 4 stars, while Pinon Elementary (62nd), Chaparral Elementary (60th), E.J. Martinez Elementary (53rd) and Gonzales Elementary (49th) also outperform Salazar. Only Kearny Elementary (8th percentile) and Ramirez Thomas Elementary (1st) rank lower. Most of these schools also report a 100% free/reduced-lunch rate, so economic need alone does not explain the gap, and Salazar's student-teacher ratio of 13.2 is lower than several higher-performing neighbors'. Results are broadly low across student groups, including low-income students (17th percentile), pointing to school-wide instructional gaps rather than an issue confined to one group. Some figures, such as science, are reported only as bounds like "under 20%."

282

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,878

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

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.

1231 Apache Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-3900

District: Santa Fe Public Schools

Students who attend Salazar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.1%

White:

6.0%

American Indian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

281^st of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	22.6	281 of 346	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	268 of 345	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	316 of 413	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	367 of 435	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	336 of 420	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	347 of 396	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	365 of 383	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	360 of 374	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	377 of 410	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	405 of 421	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	398 of 442	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	375 of 412	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	310 of 398	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	328 of 402	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	369 of 419	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	330 of 411	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	366 of 405	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	347 of 398	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	294 of 390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	276 of 389	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	188 of 203	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	269 of 398	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	335 of 390	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	318 of 339	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	207 of 273	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	206 of 255	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	321 of 384	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	358 of 395	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	250 of 389	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	263 of 320	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	324 of 329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	213 of 256	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	239 of 325	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	270 of 356	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	356 of 426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	308 of 361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	338 of 356	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	217 of 251	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	324 of 397	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	367 of 414	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	298 of 333	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	248 of 304	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	212 of 304	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	174 of 339	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	357 of 413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)7th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

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by a citizen on FaceBook
Monday, July 27, 2009

The majority of the staff really care about students. School is too involved with dual language. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	11.4%	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	14.9%	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

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