Summary:
ZIP code 73149 has six schools: three elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, with achievement results that differ sharply across schools and subjects. Mathematics is the area’s relative strength: the six-school average is 31%, compared with 25% statewide, while English Language Arts I averages 19%, versus 26% statewide. The most important finding is that those averages conceal wide school-to-school gaps, especially in mathematics and science.
Santa Fe South Middle School stands out, with 67% proficiency in science—37 points above the state—and 41% in mathematics, 16 points above it. Dove Science Academy Elementary School South leads in mathematics at 49%, 24 points above the state. At the other end, Santa Fe South High School has the lowest reported mathematics and science results, 2% in each; Hayes Elementary School has the lowest English Language Arts I result, 9%, 17 points below the state. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings also place Santa Fe South Middle 34th of 378 schools (91st percentile), while Santa Fe South High is 444th of 462 (4th percentile) and Hayes is 579th of 626 (8th percentile).
Recent results are mixed: the English Language Arts I average fell about 3 points, from 21% to 19%, while the state remained at 26%; the math average fell 2 points, from 33% to 31%, and science among the same four reporting schools fell about 3 points, from 33% to 30%. Individual changes vary: Santa Fe South Middle science rose 27 points to 67%, while Dove Science Academy Middle School South math fell 8 points to 35%. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 87% at Dove Science Academy Elementary South to 97% at Hayes; the two middle schools had ratios of 14.6 students per teacher at Santa Fe South Middle and 17.2 at Dove Science Academy Middle. Schools serve different grade spans, so these broad comparisons do not capture every grade-level difference.
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