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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87505

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Schools

6,159

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMandela International Magnet (Mims)6^th of 132 New Mexico high schools

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Biggest riser

Francis X. Nava Elementary up 88 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Edward Ortiz Middle 9.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Early College Opportunities and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 87505 contains 15 schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students, with 6,159 students in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most are in Santa Fe Public Schools, which ranks 56th of 87 districts, while New Mexico Connections Academy, Thrive Community School, and Nm School For The Deaf are separate districts. Enrollment is split among 7 elementary (1,795), 2 middle (745), 4 high (1,987), and 2 alternative (1,632). Data gaps exist; some test scores are suppressed, missing, or reported as bounds like under 20%, so those should not be read as zero.

Mandela International Magnet (Mims) is the clear standout: it ranks 6th of 132 high schools, at the 95th percentile with 5 stars. All-grade proficiency is Language Arts 84.35%, Mathematics 57.14%, Science 80.65%; 11th-grade ELA is 90.62%, math 46.88%, science 75%. Compare Santa Fe High, the largest school with 1,491 students, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars; its 11th-grade ELA is 40.44%, math 14.73%, science 38.06%, and its 2024–2025 graduation rate is 76.8%, below the district’s 80.2% and state’s 80.6%. Thrive Community School, with 98.03% free/reduced lunch, beats the state in all-grade ELA (51.0% vs. 43.34%) and science (41.67% vs. 33.4%). Francis X. Nava Elementary ranks 74th percentile with 4 stars and 3rd-grade ELA 61.9%; Chaparral Elementary ranks 60th percentile with 3 stars and 6th-grade math 54.84%.

Math is the weakest subject across most of the ZIP: many schools fall below the state’s 25.54% all-grade and 12.72% 11th-grade marks, including Ramirez Thomas Elementary 7.83%, R.M. Sweeney Elementary 9.8%, New Mexico Connections Academy 10.74%, and Edward Ortiz Middle 11.41%. Ramirez Thomas, Ortiz, and Sweeney are among the lowest-ranked at 1st, 3rd, and 4th percentiles with 0 stars. Eighth-grade science shows a split: Mandela 83.61%, Milagro Middle 24.68%, Ortiz 6.52%. Some schools improve—Nava to 74th percentile, Chaparral to 60th—while Early College Opportunities fell to 12th percentile and Desert Sage Academy has a 45.5% graduation rate. Nm School For The Deaf has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 3.6:1 but no test scores. Overall, 87505 has extreme contrasts: one elite magnet, several solid or improving elementary/middle schools, and several schools facing significant academic or graduation-rate challenges.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th 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
Nm School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1060 Cerrillos Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Nm School For The Deaf	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 476-6300	145	40	3.6	29.7%	28 (19.3%)	4 (2.8%)	87 (60.0%)	4 (2.8%)	12 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)								(n/a)
New Mexico Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	4-12	130 Siringo Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	New Mexico Connections Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 428-2130	1,487	69	21.6	34.8%	381 (25.6%)	31 (2.1%)	835 (56.2%)	11 (0.7%)	65 (4.4%)	5 (0.3%)	159 (10.7%)								(n/a)		35.6	35.3		3.0	2.9	22.0	26.1	30.6	28.2		38.5	29.3	36.6	44.2	49.7	42.9			17.1	19.5	13.2	14.3	15.1	$8,147
Thrive Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Old Santa Fe Trail	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Thrive Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 982-1990	305	21	14.5	27.5%	109 (35.7%)	7 (2.3%)	173 (56.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	42.3	184^th of 346 public elementary schools	46.8%		70.7	70^th of 345 public elementary schools	79.7%	114							43.6	40.0		42.4	53.2	48.9	48.7	41.7	68.2	55.0	51.8	19.2	22.2	18.0	33.3	50.0		25.9
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
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
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
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
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	2100 Yucca Rd	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2400	1,491	84	17.8	30.2%	261 (17.5%)	19 (1.3%)	1,139 (76.4%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.8%)	44.7	61^st of 132 public high schools	53.8%		37	68^th of 131 public high schools	48.1%	7		41.6			14.6				38.4																$8,789
Edward Ortiz Middle	Public	6-8	4164 South Meadows	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2300	416	42	9.8	47.1%	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	391 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.9	185^th of 191 public middle schools	3.1%		10.3	185^th of 192 public middle schools	3.6%									6.5						17.1	24.6	18.1	19.8				13.7	16.7	5.1	11.4	$9,051
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	49.1%	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
Desert Sage Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	2504 Camino Entrada	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 467-0310	69	14	4.9	52.2%	4 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																									$7,359
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
Mandela International Magnet (Mims)	Public	7-12	1604 Agua Fria	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 467-1901	290	26	11.0	8.6%	142 (49.0%)	4 (1.4%)	117 (40.3%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	97.3	6^th of 132 public high schools	95.5%		96	7^th of 131 public high schools	94.7%	1		90.6			46.9			83.6	75.0	80.7					83.3	82.0	82.6					64.8	55.7	60.0	$13,565
Early College Opportunities	Public	9-12	2301 W. Zia Rd.	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-2701	137	13	10.8	41.6%	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	107 (78.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	16.6	116^th of 132 public high schools	12.1%					(n/a)		15.9			< 20%	< 20%			27.3																$20,303
Milagro Middle	Public	7-8	351 W. Zia Road	Santa Fe	87505	Santa Fe County	Santa Fe Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 467-3300	329	28	11.8	48.9%	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	295 (89.7%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	151^st of 191 public middle schools	20.9%		25.4	142^nd of 192 public middle schools	26.0%	9								22.8							37.8	36.2	37.0					15.1	11.8	13.4	$11,047

Cities Near Zip Code 87505

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Fe	1.58 mi	46	58^th
Tesuque	9.9 mi	1
Lamy	10.56 mi	1
Tesuque Pueblo	12.35 mi	1
Pecos	16.42 mi	3	92^nd

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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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