Nina Otero Community School

Summary:

Nina Otero Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with 682 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.6 for the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the Santa Fe school district and the state of New Mexico in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

In the 2023-2024 school year, only 35% of Nina Otero Community School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39% for the district and state. In Math, only 17% were proficient, compared to 23% for the district and 25% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom 10% of New Mexico elementary schools. Additionally, over 99% of Nina Otero Community School students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

When comparing Nina Otero Community School to nearby elementary schools in the Santa Fe district, such as Chaparral Elementary and Pinon Elementary, the school consistently underperforms, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. Nina Otero Community School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, but it has generally been in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a ranking as low as 364 out of 374 in the 2016-2017 school year.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 5901 Herrera Drive
       Santa Fe, NM  87507


(505) 467-4200

District: Santa Fe

SchoolDigger Rank:
281st of 433 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,143 Help


Students who attend Nina Otero Community School usually attend:

High:    Capital High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  682

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.1%
White:
4.4%
Asian:
1.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Nina Otero Community School ranks worse than 64.9% of elementary schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 12th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Fe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.91. (See more...)
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Compare Details Nina Otero Community School ranks worse than 63.8% of middle schools in New Mexico. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.1%), White (4.4%), American Indian (1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nina Otero Community School is 15.6. 17 elementary schools in the Santa Fe School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nina Otero Community School is $9,143. 15 elementary schools in the Santa Fe School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nina Otero Community School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nina Otero Community School 281st of 433 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Nina Otero Community School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Nina Otero Community School 150th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Nina Otero Community School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Nina Otero Community School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 12.14 364th 374 2.7%
2018 15.22 345th 383 9.9%
2019 15.79 359th 396 9.3%
2022 24.39 312th 420 25.7%
2023 23.43 354th 435 18.6%
2024 32.91 281st 433 35.1%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.07 146th 203 28.1%
2023 22.03 179th 191 6.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.56 17th 47 63.8%
2022 22.85 125th 132 5.3%
2023 17.88 160th 165 3.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.68 313th 356 12.1%
2019 19.05 321st 361 11.1%
2022 14.09 341st 410 16.8%
2023 25.81 338th 426 20.7%
2024 27.42 173rd 237 27.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.44 316th 339 6.8%
2019 11.91 324th 343 5.5%
2022 26.74 268th 395 32.2%
2023 21.00 339th 390 13.1%
2024 31.96 270th 393 31.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.86 263rd 333 21.0%
2019 19.65 294th 337 12.8%
2022 21.98 282nd 392 28.1%
2023 21.58 343rd 414 17.1%
2024 30.29 281st 410 31.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 4.23 23rd 24 4.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.70 31st 34 8.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.47 299th 329 9.1%
2019 12.94 303rd 320 5.3%
2022 23.95 287th 389 26.2%
2023 23.23 324th 395 18.0%
2024 33.93 257th 390 34.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.43 108th 325 66.8%
2023 18.86 353rd 413 14.5%
2024 13.62 266th 293 9.2%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Nina Otero Community School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 15.68 155th 176 11.9%
2018 7.18 186th 186 0.0%
2019 11.43 192nd 200 4.0%
2022 13.29 201st 232 13.4%
2023 23.43 184th 239 23.0%
2024 32.91 150th 235 36.2%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.75 51st 69 26.1%
2023 22.03 65th 97 33.0%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.88 86th 100 14.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.09 168th 168 0.0%
2019 13.11 167th 175 4.6%
2022 10.75 197th 223 11.7%
2023 25.81 172nd 227 24.2%
2024 27.42 75th 107 29.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.39 156th 156 0.0%
2019 9.84 157th 160 1.9%
2022 12.42 181st 220 17.7%
2023 21.00 182nd 213 14.6%
2024 31.96 147th 217 32.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.00 147th 152 3.3%
2022 16.47 168th 213 21.1%
2023 21.58 173rd 221 21.7%
2024 30.29 146th 219 33.3%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 4.23 30th 31 3.2%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.70 31st 38 18.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.02 149th 149 0.0%
2019 11.70 143rd 150 4.7%
2022 12.65 176th 214 17.8%
2023 23.23 157th 204 23.0%
2024 33.93 127th 206 38.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Nina Otero Community School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.77 112th 187 40.1%
2023 18.86 192nd 229 16.2%
2024 13.62 168th 181 7.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Nina Otero Community School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 41 2 5 480 21 0 2 0 551
2016 51 2 1 643 17 1 1 0 716
2017 47 3 1 639 23 1 1 0 715
2018 45 5 4 696 21 2 2 0 775
2019 36 3 4 686 20 2 3 0 754
2020 43 0 7 670 16 2 2 0 740
2021 36 0 4 635 13 0 2 0 690
2022 30 0 4 635 7 0 2 0 678
2023 30 1 7 635 7 0 2 0 682

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 Nina Otero Community School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 551 41.0 13.4 88.4
2016 716 46.0 15.5 85.2
2017 715 38.8 18.4 50.9
2018 775 48.1 16.1 100
2019 754 51.2 14.7 100
2020 740 40.4 18.2 100
2021 690 46.0 14.9 100
2022 678 41.9 16.1 99.6
2023 682 43.5 15.6 100

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 Nina Otero Community School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 551 41.0 13.4 88.4
2016 716 46.0 15.5 85.2
2017 715 38.8 18.4 50.9
2018 775 48.1 16.1 100
2019 754 51.2 14.7 100
2020 740 40.4 18.2 100
2021 690 46.0 14.9 100
2022 678 41.9 16.1 99.6
2023 682 43.5 15.6 100

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 Nina Otero Community School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,143

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Nina Otero Community School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 359th of 396 Elementary schoolsRanks 354th of 435 Elementary schools
 9.3%
Ranks 192nd of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 184th of 239 Middle schools
 19%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Language Arts (Nina Otero Community School)2329.4
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)3232.6
 0.6%
   3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3031.8
 1.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nina Otero Community School)159.8
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Santa Fe)3322.6
 10.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)3222.5
 9.5%
4th Grade Language Arts (Nina Otero Community School)1123.6
 12.6%
   4th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)2833
 5%
   4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3035.2
 5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nina Otero Community School)920.8
 11.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Santa Fe)2322.9
 0.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2724.5
 2.5%
5th Grade Language Arts (Nina Otero Community School)1030.6
 20.6%
   5th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)3233.9
 1.9%
   5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3335.7
 2.7%
6th Grade Language Arts (Nina Otero Community School)1623.3
 7.3%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)3035.5
 5.5%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Nina Otero Community School)1018.6
 8.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Santa Fe)1834.6
 16.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (Nina Otero Community School)615.6
 9.6%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)2428.6
 4.6%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Nina Otero Community School)1115.2
 4.2%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Santa Fe)2332.7
 9.7%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students754682
 9.5%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian207
 65%
Asian47
 75%
Hispanic686635
 7.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White3630
 16.7%
Two or More Races32
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Nina Otero Community School ranks 281st of 433 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 682 students attended Nina Otero Community School.


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