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R.M. Sweeney Elementary

Q: How many students attend R.M. Sweeney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended R.M. Sweeney Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of R.M. Sweeney Elementary?

Students at R.M. Sweeney Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of R.M. Sweeney Elementary attend?

Students who attend R.M. Sweeney Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Edward Ortiz Middle High : Capital High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

R.M. Sweeney Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with 276 students. The school is part of the Santa Fe school district, which is ranked 85 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

R.M. Sweeney Elementary consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 10% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% at the state and district levels. Similarly, only 9% were proficient or better in Mathematics and Science, compared to 25% and 36% statewide, respectively. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of all elementary schools in New Mexico over the past several years, with a ranking of 420 out of 433 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance is particularly concerning for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 10% of schools in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While the nearby schools in the Santa Fe district also struggle academically, Chaparral Elementary and Amy Biehl Community School outperform R.M. Sweeney Elementary by a significant margin in all subject areas. Despite being a long-standing school, R.M. Sweeney Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or statewide ranking over the past decade. The high concentration of students from low-income families, as indicated by the free and reduced-price lunch rates, may be a significant factor contributing to the school's poor academic performance.

265

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,008

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Airport Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-1500

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend R.M. Sweeney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edward Ortiz Middle
High:	Capital High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

2.3%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (15% vs 35% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Not ranked this year

R.M. Sweeney Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	9.2	391 of 413	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	426 of 435	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	403 of 420	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	360 of 396	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	348 of 383	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	341 of 374	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	372 of 410	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	380 of 421	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	405 of 442	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	390 of 412	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	376 of 398	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	381 of 402	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	394 of 419	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.4	356 of 411	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	344 of 405	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.1	325 of 398	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	369 of 390	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	353 of 389	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	22.8	84 of 98	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	1.5	398 of 398	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	280 of 343	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.2	368 of 384	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	392 of 395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	350 of 389	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	281 of 320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	302 of 329	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	13.2	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.0	346 of 356	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	418 of 426	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	323 of 361	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	321 of 356	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	354 of 397	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	408 of 414	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	308 of 333	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	7.3	407 of 413	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	63.2	96 of 325	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)14th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)11th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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Schools Near R.M. Sweeney Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 R.M. Sweeney Elementary

How many students attend R.M. Sweeney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended R.M. Sweeney Elementary.

What schools do graduates of R.M. Sweeney Elementary attend?

Students who attend R.M. Sweeney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edward Ortiz Middle
High : Capital High

What district is R.M. Sweeney Elementary in?

Santa Fe

What is the racial makeup of R.M. Sweeney Elementary?

Students at R.M. Sweeney Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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