Santa Fe High

Summary:

Santa Fe High is a public high school serving 1,599 students in grades 9-12 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is part of the Santa Fe School District.

Santa Fe High has consistently ranked in the top half of New Mexico high schools, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school performs relatively well for its male and female students, ranking in the top 60 and 70 respectively among New Mexico high schools. However, the school struggles with its performance for certain subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of schools in the state. Conversely, the school performs well for its Native American and White student populations, ranking in the top half and top 6 respectively among New Mexico high schools. Santa Fe High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 76.0% to 83.1%, generally on par with the state average.

Academically, Santa Fe High performs better than the state average in English Language Arts, with 44% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 38% statewide. However, the school lags behind the state average in Mathematics, with only 14% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 11% statewide. The school's science proficiency rates are higher than the state average, with 41% of students proficient or better compared to 34% statewide. Nearby schools, such as Academy for Technology & Classics and Mandela International Magnet, consistently outperform Santa Fe High across various metrics, while Capital High struggles academically compared to Santa Fe High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2100 Yucca Rd
       Santa Fe, NM  87505


(505) 467-2400

District: Santa Fe

SchoolDigger Rank:
60th of 190 New Mexico High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,789 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  1,599

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.4%
White:
19.2%
American Indian:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Santa Fe High ranks better than 68.4% of high schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Santa Fe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.6. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Santa Fe High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Santa Fe High has the largest high school student body size in the Santa Fe School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.4%), White (19.2%), American Indian (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Santa Fe High is 17.6, which is the highest among 6 high schools in the Santa Fe School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Santa Fe High is $8,789. 4 high schools in the Santa Fe School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Santa Fe High:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Fe High 60th of 190 New Mexico public high schools. (See Santa Fe High in the ranking list.)

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Santa Fe:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Fe 85th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Santa Fe High

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Rank History for all students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 58.40 49th 129 62.0%
2006 44.10 77th 134 42.5%
2007 47.09 80th 150 46.7%
2008 57.03 57th 146 61.0%
2009 50.15 73rd 151 51.7%
2010 67.37 43rd 154 72.1%
2011 53.35 77th 157 51.0%
2012 56.90 69th 163 57.7%
2013 54.80 75th 177 57.6%
2014 60.98 63rd 198 68.2%
2015 51.02 67th 193 65.3%
2016 30.26 125th 185 32.4%
2017 34.31 94th 158 40.5%
2018 25.47 127th 182 30.2%
2019 34.62 102nd 181 43.6%
2022 50.84 61st 177 65.5%
2023 54.60 60th 170 64.7%
2024 54.60 60th 190 68.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 55.67 13th 31 58.1%
2023 24.27 19th 23 17.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.63 13th 31 58.1%
2023 11.75 28th 29 3.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.26 37th 62 40.3%
2023 20.72 34th 38 10.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.38 152nd 164 7.3%
2019 26.63 127th 161 21.1%
2022 27.51 90th 154 41.6%
2023 33.06 92nd 157 41.4%
2024 29.92 103rd 154 33.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.45 2nd 9 77.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.75 117th 145 19.3%
2019 37.30 86th 144 40.3%
2022 46.29 74th 157 52.9%
2023 50.23 54th 143 62.2%
2024 49.55 62nd 153 59.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.33 45th 51 11.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.20 119th 143 16.8%
2019 32.98 91st 151 39.7%
2022 50.36 61st 159 61.6%
2023 57.92 52nd 146 64.4%
2024 51.54 54th 159 66.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.22 13th 14 7.1%
2022 46.02 15th 31 51.6%
2023 31.76 12th 14 14.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.70 16th 21 23.8%
2022 55.94 10th 24 58.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.80 121st 133 9.0%
2019 28.48 100th 139 28.1%
2022 24.95 122nd 150 18.7%
2023 36.98 66th 132 50.0%
2024 40.98 72nd 142 49.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.96 15th 47 68.1%
2022 59.09 17th 44 61.4%
2023 66.89 12th 42 71.4%
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Rank History for White students at Santa Fe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.52 61st 115 47.0%
2019 54.72 43rd 109 60.6%
2022 90.98 6th 133 95.5%
2023 52.81 57th 157 63.7%
2024 47.39 69th 155 55.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Santa Fe High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 879 11 8 1319 46 n/a n/a 0 2263
1991 923 0 0 1268 53 n/a n/a 0 2244
1992 885 13 16 1230 43 n/a n/a 0 2187
1993 843 9 15 1208 45 n/a n/a 0 2120
1994 821 11 18 1140 51 n/a n/a 0 2041
1995 820 14 15 1067 53 n/a n/a 0 1969
1996 820 14 15 1067 53 n/a n/a 0 1969
1997 904 13 16 1080 38 n/a n/a 0 2051
1998 946 28 15 1077 38 n/a n/a 0 2104
1999 880 21 14 1091 57 n/a n/a 0 2063
2000 864 15 23 1022 59 n/a n/a 0 1983
2001 806 18 30 1043 58 n/a n/a 0 1955
2002 738 18 36 1107 55 n/a n/a 0 1954
2003 738 18 36 1107 55 n/a n/a 0 1954
2004 644 13 32 1095 49 n/a n/a 0 1833
2005 568 15 33 1067 50 n/a n/a 0 1733
2006 545 16 30 1107 58 n/a n/a 0 1756
2007 522 21 34 1107 42 n/a n/a 0 1726
2008 451 18 28 1126 32 n/a n/a 0 1655
2009 386 19 24 1076 41 n/a n/a 0 1546
2010 376 21 30 1113 41 0 0 0 1581
2011 358 22 23 1090 46 0 0 0 1539
2012 424 14 21 955 40 0 2 0 1456
2013 411 18 22 1070 41 1 3 0 1566
2014 408 18 20 1177 44 2 4 0 1673
2015 370 21 21 1256 39 2 13 0 1722
2016 277 13 27 1156 31 2 5 0 1511
2017 238 8 19 1008 28 2 5 0 1308
2018 271 20 18 1074 38 2 15 0 1438
2019 285 14 25 1159 37 3 13 0 1536
2020 286 17 30 1240 36 3 9 0 1621
2021 312 27 32 1269 36 4 12 0 1692
2022 309 21 30 1184 37 2 11 0 1594
2023 307 21 27 1190 40 2 12 0 1599

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Santa Fe High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 2263 119.0 19.0 n/a
1991 2244 117.4 19.1 n/a
1992 2187 114.0 19.1 n/a
1993 2120 109.3 19.4 n/a
1994 2041 99.2 20.6 n/a
1995 1969 96.4 20.4 n/a
1996 1969 96.4 20.4 n/a
1997 2051 104.1 19.7 n/a
1998 2104 83.6 25.2 n/a
1999 2063 95.4 21.6 16.4
2000 1983 110.6 17.9 16.3
2001 1955 116.8 16.7 21.7
2002 1954 106.0 18.4 19.8
2003 1954 106.0 18.4 19.8
2004 1833 111.6 16.4 27.9
2005 1733 108.7 15.9 29.5
2006 1756 104.4 16.8 34.6
2007 1726 91.8 18.8 27.1
2008 1655 100.9 16.4 42.8
2009 1546 93.2 16.6 48.6
2010 1581 89.4 17.6 55.5
2011 1539 89.0 17.2 61.9
2012 1456 89.6 16.2 48.8
2013 1566 88.5 17.6 56
2014 1673 94.2 17.7 59.7
2015 1722 98.0 17.5 60.5
2016 1511 97.0 15.5 60.6
2017 1308 82.7 15.8 43.1
2018 1438 88.5 16.2 54.3
2019 1536 89.3 17.1 47.5
2020 1621 93.3 17.3 48.2
2021 1692 93.3 18.1 38.6
2022 1594 86.6 18.4 31.3
2023 1599 90.8 17.6 42.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Santa Fe High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 2263 119.0 19.0 n/a
1991 2244 117.4 19.1 n/a
1992 2187 114.0 19.1 n/a
1993 2120 109.3 19.4 n/a
1994 2041 99.2 20.6 n/a
1995 1969 96.4 20.4 n/a
1996 1969 96.4 20.4 n/a
1997 2051 104.1 19.7 n/a
1998 2104 83.6 25.2 n/a
1999 2063 95.4 21.6 16.4
2000 1983 110.6 17.9 16.3
2001 1955 116.8 16.7 21.7
2002 1954 106.0 18.4 19.8
2003 1954 106.0 18.4 19.8
2004 1833 111.6 16.4 27.9
2005 1733 108.7 15.9 29.5
2006 1756 104.4 16.8 34.6
2007 1726 91.8 18.8 27.1
2008 1655 100.9 16.4 42.8
2009 1546 93.2 16.6 48.6
2010 1581 89.4 17.6 55.5
2011 1539 89.0 17.2 61.9
2012 1456 89.6 16.2 48.8
2013 1566 88.5 17.6 56
2014 1673 94.2 17.7 59.7
2015 1722 98.0 17.5 60.5
2016 1511 97.0 15.5 60.6
2017 1308 82.7 15.8 43.1
2018 1438 88.5 16.2 54.3
2019 1536 89.3 17.1 47.5
2020 1621 93.3 17.3 48.2
2021 1692 93.3 18.1 38.6
2022 1594 86.6 18.4 31.3
2023 1599 90.8 17.6 42.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Santa Fe High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,789

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Santa Fe High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 102nd of 181 High schoolsRanks 60th of 170 High schools
 21.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe High)4041.1
 1.1%
   11th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)3937.5
 1.5%
   11th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)4033.1
 6.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Fe High)817.9
 9.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Santa Fe)914.5
 5.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1015.9
 5.9%
11th Grade Science (Santa Fe High)2640.1
 14.1%
   11th Grade Science (Santa Fe)2242.3
 20.3%
   11th Grade Science (New Mexico)2540.2
 15.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15361599
 4.1%
African American1421
 50%
American Indian3740
 8.1%
Asian2527
 8%
Hispanic11591190
 2.7%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White285307
 7.7%
Two or More Races1312
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.5%42.5%
 4.9%


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Santa Fe High ranks 60th of 190 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,599 students attended Santa Fe High.

Students at Santa Fe High are 74% Hispanic, 19% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.


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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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