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Early College Opportunities

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Early College Opportunities is a public high school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving 113 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Early College Opportunities has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 92nd out of 190 high schools in 2023-2024 to 79th out of 170 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, with 3 stars in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, but only 2 stars in 2021-2022 and 2018-2019. Female students have performed better than male students, and Hispanic students have struggled compared to their White peers. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 76.0% in 2021-2022 to 88.9% in 2022-2023. While Early College Opportunities has outperformed the Santa Fe and New Mexico averages in science, it has underperformed in English Language Arts.

Compared to nearby schools, Early College Opportunities performs better than Capital High School in most metrics, but lags behind the highly-ranked Mandela International Magnet (Mims) school. The school's high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 97.48% to 100%, suggest that it serves a predominantly low-income student population, which may contribute to its lower performance in certain areas.

137

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,303

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 W. Zia Rd.
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 467-2701

District: Santa Fe

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

White:

13.1%

American Indian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg42%

Not ranked this year

Early College Opportunities 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	46.4	74 of 172	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	79 of 170	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	111 of 177	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	112 of 181	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	70 of 157	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	102 of 139	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	50 of 127	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	35 of 157	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	30.8	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	82 of 161	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	79.3	23 of 150	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	51 of 146	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	77 of 151	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	71 of 136	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	61 of 157	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.5	16 of 133	88.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2024)85th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)61st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)56th percentile~ school

Female (2022)55th percentile+18 vs school

White (2024)48th percentile-9 vs school

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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Nm School For The Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Montezuma Avenue	Santa Fe	87501	Santa Fe County	Nm School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 310-4194	338	29	11.4	20.4%	122 (36.1%)	1 (0.3%)	156 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	94.5	8^th of 131 public high schools	93.9%		94	9^th of 172 public high schools	94.8%	1	78.2	38.5		81.8								$11,007
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Early College Opportunities

How many students attend Early College Opportunities?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Early College Opportunities.

What is the racial makeup of Early College Opportunities?

Students at Early College Opportunities are 78% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Early College Opportunities in?

Santa Fe

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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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