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Pinon Elementary

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Pinon Elementary ranks 104 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Pinon Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 519 students in grades PK-6. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong academic achievement that significantly exceeds the district and state averages.

Pinon Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 57.82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 33.21% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the Santa Fe district averages of 42.76% and 24.12%, respectively. The school also maintains a strong performance across different student subgroups, including English Language Learners and Special Education students. Additionally, Pinon Elementary ranks 1st out of 36 New Mexico elementary schools for its performance with homeless students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Cesar Chavez Elementary, Nina Otero Community School, and El Camino Real Academy Community, Pinon Elementary significantly outperforms them in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This success may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, as indicated by the free and reduced-price lunch rate.

513

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,330

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2921 Camino Caballos
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 467-1600

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Pinon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Milagro Middle
High:	Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

White:

13.3%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2014 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (44% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

104^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	59.3	104 of 345	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	83 of 413	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	119 of 435	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	71 of 420	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	36 of 396	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	77 of 383	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	40 of 374	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	65 of 410	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.2	98 of 421	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	44 of 442	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	44 of 412	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	81 of 398	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	98 of 402	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	100 of 419	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	90 of 411	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	74 of 405	81.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	100 of 398	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	95 of 390	75.6%	★★★★☆
2005	62.9	119 of 389	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	78.1	42 of 191	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	62 of 203	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	44 of 98	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	15 of 83	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	54.9	136 of 398	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	112 of 390	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	87 of 395	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	34 of 343	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	66 of 339	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	88 of 255	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	88 of 384	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	96 of 395	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	41 of 389	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	9 of 320	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	47 of 329	85.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	97.6	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	83 of 325	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	148 of 356	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	185 of 426	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	67 of 410	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	58 of 361	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	72 of 356	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	77.8	63 of 397	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	99 of 414	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	53 of 392	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	41 of 337	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	55 of 333	83.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	57.5	50 of 158	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	90 of 165	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	56 of 132	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	112 of 304	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	94 of 339	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	133 of 413	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	102 of 325	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	84 of 199	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	44 of 187	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2022)97th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)84th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)78th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2024)66th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)46th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+14 vs state

Mathematics33%+6 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
Amy Biehl Community School At Rancho Viejo	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Avienda Del Sur	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2100	354	23	15.5	100.0%	42 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	296 (83.6%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25.7	254^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.4%		39.7	218^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.2%	36	29.3			32.5	31.3	31.7	37.8			33.3		16.7	22.0	33.3			21.3	$8,584
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3200	290	22	13.3	100.0%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						22.9				14.6							5.1	$11,463
Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	100.0%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32	214^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.0%		33.2	253^rd of 413 public elementary schools	38.7%	39	19.2	31.3	25.0	35.5	56.1	24.7	41.9	35.1	46.3	39.2	22.6	26.3			13.5		13.4	$9,143
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pinon Elementary?

Students at Pinon Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Pinon Elementary a good school?

Pinon Elementary ranks 104^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pinon Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What schools do graduates of Pinon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milagro Middle
High : Santa Fe Engage

How many students attend Pinon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Pinon Elementary.

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