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Nina Otero Community School

Q: Is Nina Otero Community School a good school?

Nina Otero Community School ranks in the bottom 14.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Nina Otero Community School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Nina Otero Community School?

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

Q: 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Nina Otero Community School is a PK–8 school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 629 students on Herrera Drive as part of Santa Fe Public Schools. For most of the past decade it has ranked in the bottom quartile or bottom decile of New Mexico elementary/middle schools, briefly improved to the 38th–39th percentile in 2023–24 and 2024–25, then fell to the 15th percentile in 2025–26 — below its own district’s 36th-percentile standing.

In 2025–26, proficiency trails district and state in every subject: language arts 35.15% vs. 41.11% district and 43.34% state; math 15.20% vs. 23.53% and 25.54%; science 17.27% vs. 29.39% and 33.40%. Math and science are roughly three-fifths of district norms and weaken by grade level, with 8th-grade math under 10%. Science also dropped from 25% to 17.39% while the district fell only about 3.3 points. Nearby, Pinon Elementary — same district, same 100% free/reduced lunch, slightly worse student–teacher ratio, 2.68 miles away — posts 51.84% ELA and 32.35% math, showing what comparable local schools can produce. Meanwhile Francis X. Nava Elementary, Chaparral Elementary, and E.J. Martinez Elementary held or improved while Nina Otero declined.

Nina Otero is the strongest school among its three closest neighbors: Cesar Chavez Elementary, R.M. Sweeney Elementary, and El Camino Real Academy Community all post lower math proficiency, and El Camino Real sits at the 1st percentile statewide. Class size is not the issue — its 13.4 student–teacher ratio is smaller than Pinon Elementary's. The clearest bright spots are 4th- and 7th-grade ELA near district parity, and English language learners reached the 51st percentile in 2023–24. The most persistent concern is special education, which has ranked in the bottom decile for three straight years. Poverty is shared across these schools, so it does not explain the gap with higher-performing neighbors.

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 Public Schools

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 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg36%

Elementary school

295^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

159^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 12% (2017) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	295 of 346	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.8	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.4	238 of 273	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.3	193 of 256	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.9	220 of 251	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.7	266 of 304	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.1	159 of 191	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.8	109 of 136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.1	111 of 143	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.3	79 of 133	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.6	106 of 145	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.9	140 of 170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ 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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+24 vs school

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

Male (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

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

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

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

Asian (2023)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-9 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-12 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Nina Otero Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	5901 Herrera Drive	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	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%)	20.8	295^th of 346 public elementary schools	14.7%		32	214^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.0%	81	19.1	16.0	17.4	34.4	44.1	33.3	30.1	44.1	30.7	35.7	18.8	22.1	14.3	20.5	11.9	< 10%	15.5	$9,143
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Jaguar Dr	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	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%)	12.5	326^th of 346 public elementary schools	5.8%					(n/a)	15.9			25.0	27.5	34.1				28.8	< 20%	< 20%	15.9				8.4	$11,463
R.M. Sweeney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Airport Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	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%)	11	332^nd of 346 public elementary schools	4.0%					(n/a)	20.0			28.1	19.4	26.5				24.5	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				9.8	$9,008
El Camino Real Academy Community	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S. Meadows	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	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%)	7.9	342^nd of 346 public elementary schools	1.2%		8.8	340^th of 345 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	12.3	9.5	10.8	16.7	34.9	18.2	14.5	19.5	20.3	20.6	< 20%	< 10%	18.2	< 10%	< 10%	12.2	7.3	$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 Public Schools	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%)	29.2	245^th of 346 public elementary schools	29.2%		25.7	254^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.4%	9	21.3			45.7	35.7	36.2	40.9			39.7	23.9	21.4	19.2	31.8			24.0	$8,584
Pinon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2921 Camino Caballos	Santa Fe	87507	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	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%)	53.5	131^st of 346 public elementary schools	62.1%		59.3	104^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.9%	27	32.8			45.0	59.4	54.4	51.4			52.8	33.3	23.2	35.3	40.0			33.0	$9,330
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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

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