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Capital High

Public Grades 9-12

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 11% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Capital High is a public high school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,376 students. 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.

Capital High consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools, with a ranking between 110-149 out of 177-198 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 26.13% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in science in 2024-2025, compared to 35.4% in the Santa Fe district and 41.69% statewide. Capital High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 76.7% and 85.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average of around 78%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

In contrast, the nearby Mandela International Magnet (Mims) and Academy for Technology & Classics schools significantly outperform Capital High on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings in the top 20-30 schools. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Capital High may be a significant factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and the school's low student-teacher ratio may also be a factor. Addressing the school's challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the unique needs and circumstances of the student population.

1,388

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,879

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4851 Paseo Del Sol
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 467-1000

District: Santa Fe

Feeder schools for Capital High:

Elementary:	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	El Camino Real Academy Community
	Nina Otero Community School
	R.M. Sweeney Elementary
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	Ramirez Thomas Elementary
Middle:	Edward Ortiz Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

White:

3.3%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (17% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg28%

New Mexico avg31%

116^th of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High 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	14.8	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	145 of 172	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	129 of 170	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	110 of 177	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	149 of 181	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	140 of 182	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	162 of 185	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	120 of 193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.4	147 of 198	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	134 of 177	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	117 of 163	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	122 of 157	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	82 of 151	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.4	99 of 146	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.5	116 of 150	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.3	104 of 134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	3.4	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	34.3	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.1	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	132 of 142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	118 of 143	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	110 of 157	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	125 of 144	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	112 of 145	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	90 of 98	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	111 of 136	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	110 of 150	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	115 of 139	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	104 of 133	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	11.7	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	99 of 115	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	93 of 127	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	110 of 157	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	71 of 154	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	122 of 161	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	110 of 164	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	120 of 150	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	121 of 146	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	129 of 159	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	134 of 143	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	119 of 136	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	133 of 157	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	53 of 133	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	74 of 109	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	94 of 115	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)37th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2022)35th percentile~ school

Male (2024)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)7th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile-31 vs school

Homeless (2022)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-16 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Mathematics5%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Capital High	Public	9-12	4851 Paseo Del Sol	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1000	1,388	89	15.5	100.0%	46 (3.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1,311 (94.5%)	5 (0.4%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	14.8	116^th of 131 public high schools	11.5%		18.3	145^th of 172 public high schools	15.7%	29	21.7	4.7		26.1								$8,879
Monte Del Sol Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	4157 Walking Rain Rd	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Monte Del Sol Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 982-5225	370	30	12.3	67.6%	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	66.5	36^th of 131 public high schools	72.5%		32.1	99^th of 172 public high schools	42.4%	63	44.7		28.8	60.0	42.2	29.2	49.3	38.9		11.9	10.1	$11,040
Tierra Encantada Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	4601 Mission Bend	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Tierra Encantada Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 983-3337	256	15	16.9	53.9%	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	238 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	16.7		19.6		14.8	43.6	31.9	37.2			8.1	$9,361
The Masters Program	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Richards Ave	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	The Masters Program	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 428-7320	258	23	11.2	36.8%	63 (24.4%)	2 (0.8%)	166 (64.3%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	69	35^th of 131 public high schools	73.3%		60.6	52^nd of 172 public high schools	69.8%	17	56.7	20.9		59.4								$9,430
Academy For Technology & Classics	Public, Charter	7-12	74 A Van Nu PO Rd	Santa Fe	87508	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-4282	398	28	14.4		91 (22.9%)	2 (0.5%)	272 (68.3%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	82.9	20^th of 131 public high schools	84.7%		79.2	30^th of 172 public high schools	82.6%	10	75.0	28.9	44.0	61.5	51.2	58.1	64.0	61.1	32.4	26.7	29.5	$7,301
Penitentiary Of Nm-Santa Fe	Public	8-12	4331 State Highway 14	Santa Fe	87504	Santa Fe County	Nm Corrections	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 473-3200	5	1	5.0		0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	2100 Yucca Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2400	1,491	84	17.8	100.0%	261 (17.5%)	19 (1.3%)	1,139 (76.4%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	37	68^th of 131 public high schools	48.1%		46.7	73^rd of 172 public high schools	57.6%	5	39.7	14.7		36.2								$8,789
Early College Opportunities	Public	9-12	2301 W. Zia Rd.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2701	137	13	10.8	100.0%	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	107 (78.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)				33.3								$20,303
Mandela International Magnet (Mims)	Public	7-12	1604 Agua Fria	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	290	26	11.0		142 (49.0%)	4 (1.4%)	117 (40.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	96	7^th of 131 public high schools	94.7%		95.3	5^th of 172 public high schools	97.1%	2	81.6	47.4	73.9	73.7	73.8	83.1	84.6	83.9	66.1	35.4	50.0	$13,565
Santa Fe Indian School	Public	7-12	1501 Cerrillos Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 989-6330	701	21	34.1	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	701 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital High

Is Capital High a good school?

Capital High ranks in the bottom 11.5% of New Mexico high schools.

What schools feed into Capital High?

Capital High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary : El Camino Real Academy Community
Elementary : Nina Otero Community School
Elementary : R.M. Sweeney Elementary
Elementary : Ramirez Thomas Elementary
Middle : Edward Ortiz Middle

How many students attend Capital High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,388 students attended Capital High.

What district is Capital High in?

Santa Fe

What is the racial makeup of Capital High?

Students at Capital High are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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