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Salazar Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Salazar Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 229 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Salazar Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past several years, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school significantly underperforms 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, only 26.57% of Salazar students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.76% in Santa Fe and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, Salazar's proficiency rate was just 13.29%, compared to 24.12% in Santa Fe and 26.81% statewide.

Salazar Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, with 99.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools, such as Carlos Gilbert Elementary (24.76% free/reduced lunch) and Acequia Madre Elementary (28.05% free/reduced lunch).

282

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,878

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1231 Apache Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-3900

District: Santa Fe

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 — 10th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

268^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	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
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
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
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
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

White (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)18th percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

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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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Salazar Elementary

Is Salazar Elementary a good school?

Salazar Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Salazar Elementary?

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

How many students attend Salazar Elementary?

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

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

What district is Salazar Elementary in?

Santa Fe

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