Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE·NCES 350237000539
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
2451 AVENIDA CHAPARRAL, SANTA FE, NM 87505 · (505) 467-1400 · Santa Fe County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
181 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
22.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY this school | 181 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| E.J. MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 182 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| BEL-AIR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 254 | 99.6% | 22.6% |
| COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER SOCORRO | 170 | 100.0% | 52.9% |
| WHERRY ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 240 | 100.0% | N/A |
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 343 | 99.7% | 25.7% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #141 of 329 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #193 of 354 | #10 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #126 of 366 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #351 of 490 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #183 of 393 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.3% | #27 of 287 | #2 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
181
-58 (-24%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 181 | 15.5 | 11.7:1 | 100% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 12.6 | 15.5:1 | 100% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 15.8 | 12.2:1 | 100% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 52% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 25.4 | 12.6:1 | 68% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 68% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 68% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 44% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 23 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (319 to 181); teachers down 39% (25.4 to 15.5).
About CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in SANTA FE, New Mexico, under SANTA FE. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 181 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students.
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY falls under SANTA FE, which has 29 schools enrolling 11,182 students.
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 83% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 9% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Fe County's population at about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY counts 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.7 students for each one. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 84% average for public schools in Santa Fe County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%.
Federal survey data for Santa Fe County show that median household income is about $79,071, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 53 public schools operate in Santa Fe County, serving about 20,719 students.
The closest public school, EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES, is about 0.2 miles from CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 24%, from 239 to 181. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Santa Fe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,105
Census ACS
Median income
$79,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
20,719 students
Quick facts
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Other Chaparral Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chaparral Elementary. CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is the 12th largest of the 12.
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 523 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYCHAPARRAL, NM · 437 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYDEMING, NM · 377 students
- Chaparral ElementaryPoway, CA · 858 students
- Chaparral Elementary SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 734 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES0.2 mi · 137
- SANTA FE HIGH0.5 mi · 1,491
- NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY0.9 mi · 1,487
- MILAGRO MIDDLE0.9 mi · 329
- FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 163
- KEARNY ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 181 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY serve?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 9% White, 83% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY public or private?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by SANTA FE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.