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Pinon Elementary

Q: Is Pinon Elementary a good school?

Pinon Elementary ranks 131 st of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Pinon Elementary?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pinon Elementary?

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

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-6

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Pinon Elementary is a PK–6 school at 2921 Camino Caballos in the southwest part of Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 513 students — the largest PK–6 elementary in its immediate comparison group — as part of Santa Fe Public Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 131st of 346 ranked New Mexico schools, placing it in the 62nd percentile with 3 stars, solidly in the top third of the state.

Pinon's biggest strength is that it outperforms its surroundings. Its reading proficiency (51.8%) and math proficiency (32.4%) are the highest among ten nearby Santa Fe schools, and it is the only school in that group above the state average in both subjects (43.3% reading, 25.5% math). It beats its own district average by 10.7 points in reading and 8.8 points in math — notable, since the district ranks 56th of 87 statewide and sits below the state average. Pinon also gets strong results for its low-income students, whose 70th-percentile, 4-star showing is higher than the school's own overall rank, and for English learners (78th percentile). It does this with one of the heavier teaching loads in the group — 15.3 students per teacher, versus 11–13 at most peers such as Francis X. Nava Elementary and Chaparral Elementary.

The caution is trajectory. Pinon has slid from 5 stars and the 91st percentile in 2018–2019 to 3 stars and the 62nd percentile today, and its margin over the state is narrowing — math went from about 13 points above the state in 2023–2024 to about 5 points in 2025–2026. Fourth-grade math (23.2%) is the one grade-level result below both district and state, while reading is at or above the state in every grade. Science, once a clear weakness, is now roughly at the state line. One quirk worth knowing: Francis X. Nava Elementary outranks Pinon this year despite much lower raw proficiency, so treat a single year's rank as a directional signal rather than a verdict.

513

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,330

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

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.

2921 Camino Caballos
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 467-1600

District: Santa Fe Public Schools

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 — 77th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (42% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg36%

131^st of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	53.5	131 of 346	62.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.8	121 of 252	52.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	49.7	126 of 273	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.0	78 of 256	69.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	48.4	113 of 251	55.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	50.8	128 of 304	57.9%	★★★☆☆
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

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

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

White (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2023)46th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+8 vs state

Mathematics33%+5 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1500	265	21	12.4	49.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	253 (95.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11	332^nd of 346 public elementary schools	4.0%					(n/a)	20.0			28.1	19.4	26.5				24.5	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				9.8	$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 Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2100	354	23	15.5	30.8%	42 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	296 (83.6%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29.2	245^th of 346 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.7	254^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.4%	9	21.3			45.7	35.7	36.2	40.9			39.7	23.9	21.4	19.2	31.8			24.0	$8,584
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3200	290	22	13.3	45.2%	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	280 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	326^th of 346 public elementary schools	5.8%					(n/a)	15.9			25.0	27.5	34.1				28.8	< 20%	< 20%	15.9				8.4	$11,463
Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-4200	629	47	13.4	39.4%	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	586 (93.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20.8	295^th of 346 public elementary schools	14.7%		32	214^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.0%	81	19.1	16.0	17.4	34.4	44.1	33.3	30.1	44.1	30.7	35.7	18.8	22.1	14.3	20.5	11.9	< 10%	15.5	$9,143
El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1300	704	58	12.2	41.3%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	342^nd of 346 public elementary schools	1.2%		8.8	340^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	12.3	9.5	10.8	16.7	34.9	18.2	14.5	19.5	20.3	20.6	< 20%	< 10%	18.2	< 10%	< 10%	12.2	7.3	$10,112
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