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Nina Otero Community School

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Nina Otero Community School ranks 214 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Nina Otero Community School is an elementary school serving 644 students in grades PK-8 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is part of the Santa Fe school district. While the school is located in close proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools in the district, it has consistently underperformed compared to Santa Fe and New Mexico state averages on standardized tests.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.24% of Nina Otero Community School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.76% in Santa Fe and 44.19% statewide. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 13.42%, well below the Santa Fe (24.12%) and New Mexico (26.81%) averages. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Despite its proximity to higher-performing schools like Pinon Elementary, Chaparral Elementary, and Francis X. Nava Elementary, Nina Otero Community School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools, receiving a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has also been declining over time, with its ranking dropping from 359th out of 396 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 214th out of 345 in 2024-2025.

629

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,143

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5901 Herrera Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 467-4200

District: Santa Fe

Students who attend Nina Otero Community School usually attend:

High:

Capital High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

White:

4.0%

American Indian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2017 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

214^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 35 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

121^st of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 25 pts since 2017

From bottom 12% (2017) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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	32.0	214 of 345	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	253 of 413	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	354 of 435	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	312 of 420	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	359 of 396	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	345 of 383	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	364 of 374	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	4.2	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	110 of 223	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.0	179 of 191	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	146 of 203	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	243 of 398	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	339 of 390	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	268 of 395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	324 of 343	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	316 of 339	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	174 of 255	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	225 of 384	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	324 of 395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	287 of 389	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	299 of 329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	199 of 325	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	233 of 356	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	338 of 426	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	341 of 410	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	321 of 361	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	313 of 356	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	238 of 397	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	343 of 414	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	282 of 392	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	294 of 337	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	263 of 333	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	145 of 158	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	160 of 165	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	216 of 304	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	353 of 413	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.4	108 of 325	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	121 of 192	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	184 of 239	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	201 of 232	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	192 of 200	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	186 of 186	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	155 of 176	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	4.2	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	65 of 97	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	51 of 69	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	182 of 213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	181 of 220	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	156 of 156	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	82 of 148	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	157 of 204	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	176 of 214	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	143 of 150	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	149 of 149	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	172 of 227	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	197 of 223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	167 of 175	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	168 of 168	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	173 of 221	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	168 of 213	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	147 of 152	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	86 of 100	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	122 of 178	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	192 of 229	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	112 of 187	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)40th percentile~ school

Female (2024)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)9th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)33rd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)18th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)15th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Science25%-10 vs state

Mathematics13%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Nina Otero Community School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Nina Otero Community School

What schools do graduates of Nina Otero Community School attend?

Students who attend Nina Otero Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Capital High

How many students attend Nina Otero Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Nina Otero Community School.

Is Nina Otero Community School a good school?

Nina Otero Community School ranks 214^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nina Otero Community School?

Students at Nina Otero Community School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Nina Otero Community School in?

Santa Fe

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