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El Dorado Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

El Dorado Community School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 392 students. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 7th out of 345 elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

El Dorado Community School significantly outperforms the Santa Fe school district and the state of New Mexico in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.41% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.76% in Santa Fe and 44.19% statewide. In mathematics, 64.95% of students were proficient or better, compared to 24.12% in Santa Fe and 26.81% statewide. The school also excels in science, with 72.41% of students proficient or better, compared to 32.85% in Santa Fe and 35.14% statewide. Additionally, the school demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly for special education, low socioeconomic status, white, Hispanic, and Native American students.

While El Dorado Community School outperforms the district and state, the nearby schools in the same district have more mixed results. Some, like Atalaya Elementary, also perform well, while others, like Ramirez Thomas Elementary, struggle academically. This suggests that factors beyond just the district and state context, such as school-level leadership, teaching quality, and community engagement, play a significant role in a school's success.

432

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,004

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Avenida Torreon
Santa Fe, NM 87508

(505) 467-4900

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend El Dorado Community School usually attend:

High:

Santa Fe Engage

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.8%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Asian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (73% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

7^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

4^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	7 of 345	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	13 of 413	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	29 of 435	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	29 of 420	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	43 of 396	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	53 of 383	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.0	33 of 374	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	37 of 410	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	35 of 421	91.7%	★★★★★
2014	83.8	43 of 442	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	86.4	37 of 412	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	40 of 398	89.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	52 of 402	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.7	58 of 419	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	86.3	36 of 411	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	30 of 405	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	36 of 398	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	27 of 390	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.3	36 of 389	90.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	79.6	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	82 of 203	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	95.7	14 of 398	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	28 of 390	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	26 of 395	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	50 of 343	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	49 of 339	85.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	23 of 255	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	43 of 384	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	70 of 395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	139 of 389	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	84 of 320	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	86 of 329	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	5 of 325	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	38 of 356	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	75 of 426	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	127 of 361	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	184 of 356	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	15 of 397	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	25 of 414	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	38 of 392	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	37 of 337	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	39 of 333	88.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	4 of 99	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	29 of 158	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	30 of 165	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.4	63 of 132	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	7 of 47	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	8 of 304	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	13 of 339	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	35 of 413	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	24 of 325	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	27 of 199	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	32 of 187	82.9%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	4 of 192	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	16 of 239	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	24 of 232	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	22 of 200	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	22 of 186	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	20 of 176	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	84.3	18 of 208	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	76.0	29 of 207	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	72.3	43 of 222	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	47 of 193	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.1	32 of 178	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	32 of 173	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	35 of 179	80.4%	★★★★☆
2009	89.5	12 of 178	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	97.4	3 of 172	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	95.9	6 of 171	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	93.5	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	97.7	4 of 157	97.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	91.0	2 of 69	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	94.0	16 of 213	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	22 of 220	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	20 of 160	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	20 of 156	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	10 of 148	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	30 of 204	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	66 of 214	69.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	19 of 150	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	44 of 149	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	2 of 173	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	36 of 227	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	35.4	118 of 223	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.5	18 of 175	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	49.6	74 of 168	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	95.8	16 of 221	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	33 of 213	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	15 of 152	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	14 of 151	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	80.8	13 of 100	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	4 of 178	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	18 of 229	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	20 of 187	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	11 of 121	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	11 of 120	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2024)96th percentile~ school

Male (2024)96th percentile~ school

Native American (2022)96th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2018)77th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)60th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)97th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)87th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+36 vs state

Science72%+37 vs state

Mathematics65%+38 vs state

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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
El Dorado Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Avenida Torreon	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4900	432	34	12.8		241 (55.8%)	5 (1.2%)	165 (38.2%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	97.7	7^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.9	13^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	67.9	76.2	72.4	79.0	79.5	81.1	80.4	78.1	82.8	80.4	65.8	64.1	69.8	69.6	68.3	54.7	65.0	$11,004
Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	305	21	14.5	98.0%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	70.7	70^th of 345 public elementary schools	79.7%		45.8	193^rd of 413 public elementary schools	53.3%	123	41.7	42.9	42.4	54.6	50.0	58.3	79.2	47.8	51.4	56.4	31.8		33.3	66.7			29.1
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
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
Turquoise Trail Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13a San Marcos Loop	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Turquoise Trail Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 986-4000	622	31	19.7	99.8%	90 (14.5%)	11 (1.8%)	498 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	19.5	300^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.0%		28.8	283^rd of 413 public elementary schools	31.5%	17	14.1	28.3	19.7	36.5	42.4	23.9	43.7	41.3	34.8	36.9	9.5	13.6	9.9	18.3			12.3	$7,686
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
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
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
Atalaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	721 Camino Cabra	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	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%)	83.8	39^th of 345 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.9	41^st of 413 public elementary schools	90.1%	2	67.6			48.2	74.4	68.4	66.7			65.7	25.9	43.6	71.1	60.0			51.5	$9,644

Frequently Asked Questions about El Dorado Community School

Is El Dorado Community School a good school?

Yes! El Dorado Community School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of El Dorado Community School?

Students at El Dorado Community School are 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is El Dorado Community School in?

Santa Fe

How many students attend El Dorado Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended El Dorado Community School.

What schools do graduates of El Dorado Community School attend?

Students who attend El Dorado Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Fe Engage

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