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Ramirez Thomas Elementary

Q: Is Ramirez Thomas Elementary a good school?

Ramirez Thomas Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ramirez Thomas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Ramirez Thomas Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ramirez Thomas Elementary?

Students at Ramirez Thomas Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ramirez Thomas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ramirez Thomas Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Edward Ortiz Middle High : Capital High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Ramirez Thomas Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school with 417 students at 610 Alta Vista in Santa Fe, New Mexico, part of Santa Fe Public Schools, and it is the largest elementary school in its immediate neighborhood cluster. The school serves a near-universally economically disadvantaged population: free/reduced lunch has been 100%, 99.52%, and 100% across the last three reported years.

Academically, Ramirez Thomas Elementary ranks at the very bottom of New Mexico — 344th of 346 ranked elementary schools in 2025-2026 (1st percentile, 0 stars). In 2025-2026, 21.3% of students were proficient in English language arts and 7.3% in math, roughly half the district's ELA rate and about one-third its math rate, while science is reported only as under 20%. This is not a one-year dip: the school has never exceeded the 35th percentile in the ten years shown, and the drop from the 21st percentile in 2023-2024 to 2nd and then 1st is the sharpest in its record. Math is the acute weakness, with every grade-level math figure at or under the 20% reporting threshold.

Nearby schools show what is possible at similar poverty levels. E.J. Martinez Elementary, 0.39 miles away and also 100% free/reduced lunch, outperforms Ramirez Thomas by about 16 points in ELA and roughly 2.7 times in math. Chaparral Elementary (60th percentile), Francis X. Nava Elementary (74th), Gonzales Elementary (49th), and Salazar Elementary (19th) also enroll 100% FRL students and rank higher. Within two miles sit Wood-Gormley Elementary (99th percentile) and Carlos Gilbert Elementary (98th), neither of which reports a free/reduced-lunch figure. Ramirez Thomas also has the highest and fastest-rising student–teacher ratio among its peers (13.9 → 14.7 → 15.3) and ranks below its own district, which is itself below state average.

417

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,926

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

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.

610 Alta Vista
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-3000

District: Santa Fe Public Schools

Students who attend Ramirez Thomas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edward Ortiz Middle
High:	Capital High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

White:

2.2%

American Indian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (14% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

344^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	5.5	344 of 346	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	339 of 345	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	328 of 413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	397 of 435	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	387 of 420	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	273 of 396	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	309 of 383	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	254 of 374	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.0	343 of 410	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	272 of 421	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.3	292 of 442	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.9	310 of 412	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	312 of 398	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.9	367 of 402	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	386 of 419	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.4	392 of 411	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	397 of 405	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.3	389 of 398	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	380 of 390	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.0	384 of 389	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	201 of 223	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	185 of 191	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	202 of 203	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	57 of 98	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	56 of 83	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	252 of 252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	313 of 398	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	384 of 390	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	334 of 395	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	269 of 343	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	272 of 273	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	251 of 255	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	323 of 384	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	369 of 395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	337 of 389	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	229 of 320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	262 of 329	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	318 of 325	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	281 of 356	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	387 of 426	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	350 of 410	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	227 of 361	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	275 of 356	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	322 of 397	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	358 of 414	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	344 of 392	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	234 of 337	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	277 of 333	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	43 of 165	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	28.6	108 of 132	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	303 of 304	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	303 of 304	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	285 of 339	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	390 of 413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)74th percentile+65 vs school

Disabled (2018)63rd percentile+44 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Mathematics7%-21 vs state

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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
Ramirez Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Alta Vista	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3000	417	27	15.3	41.7%	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	392 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	344^th of 346 public elementary schools	0.6%		10.2	339^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.7%	5	< 20%		< 20%	16.0	28.8	18.2				21.3	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				7.3	$9,926
E.J. Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 North San Mateo	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3800	182	13	13.5	47.3%	15 (8.2%)	5 (2.7%)	149 (81.9%)	7 (3.8%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	164^th of 346 public elementary schools	52.6%		46.3	161^st of 345 public elementary schools	53.3%	3				43.8		33.3	46.2			37.2				38.5			20.5	$9,516
Wood-Gormley Elementary	Public	K-6	141 East Booth St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4800	298	21	14.1	11.1%	146 (49.0%)	3 (1.0%)	119 (39.9%)	21 (7.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	97.9	3^rd of 346 public elementary schools	99.1%		92.3	19^th of 345 public elementary schools	94.5%	16	65.9			88.4	88.4	80.5	75.0			83.0	62.8	58.1	73.2	81.4			68.8	$9,242
Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-8	851 West Alameda	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3100	328	26	12.5	40.9%	33 (10.1%)	4 (1.2%)	277 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	44.5	176^th of 346 public elementary schools	49.1%		34.8	207^th of 345 public elementary schools	40.0%	31		26.2	22.1	42.9	45.7	38.5	46.7	51.6	45.2	45.3	< 20%	< 20%		33.3	22.6	< 20%	17.3	$10,679
Acequia Madre Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Acequia Madre St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4000	154	13	12.2	14.9%	67 (43.5%)	6 (3.9%)	72 (46.8%)	7 (4.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91	23^rd of 346 public elementary schools	93.4%		83.7	41^st of 345 public elementary schools	88.1%	18	66.7			65.0	66.7	76.2	69.6			69.4		47.6	57.1	69.6			50.6	$11,252
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
Carlos Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Griffin St	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-4700	317	22	14.6	11.4%	144 (45.4%)	1 (0.3%)	152 (47.9%)	9 (2.8%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	96.5	8^th of 346 public elementary schools	97.7%		91.2	22^nd of 345 public elementary schools	93.6%	14	69.8			76.9	92.7	86.1	81.0			84.2	56.4	80.5	69.8	54.8			65.5	$9,117
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
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
Kearny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	901 Avenida Campanas	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-1800	338	26	12.8	42.0%	20 (5.9%)	6 (1.8%)	287 (84.9%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.4	318^th of 346 public elementary schools	8.1%		23.4	271^st of 345 public elementary schools	21.4%	47	< 20%		< 20%	32.4	38.1	23.8	20.8			28.1	21.2	< 20%	< 20%	13.2			10.0	$9,685

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