ATALAYA ELEMENTARY

As an average-sized elementary school in SANTA FE, New Mexico, ATALAYA ELEMENTARY works with 259 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under SANTA FE.

SANTA FE comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 11,182 students; ATALAYA ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, ATALAYA ELEMENTARY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder consists of 34% White, 3% Asian, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Santa Fe County indicate median household income runs about $79,071, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Santa Fe County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,719 students), ATALAYA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ATALAYA ELEMENTARY has fell 19%, going from 320 students in 2018 to 259 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 41% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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