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Alumni: what's one memory from EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE·NCES 350237000535
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY
2500 S. MEADOWS, SANTA FE, NM 87507 · (505) 467-1300 · Santa Fe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
704 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (76).
Student demographics
5%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
21.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
7.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY this school | 704 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 550 | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL SANTA FE | 629 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 524 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS | 483 | 99.4% | 23.0% |
| DESERT TRAIL ELEMENTARY CHAPARRAL | 479 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
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 EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #327 of 329 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #344 of 354 | #23 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #341 of 366 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #8 of 490 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #113 of 318 | #2 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #319 of 334 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #182 of 393 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #173 of 287 | #13 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
704
-77 (-10%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 704 | 57.6 | 12.2:1 | 100% (704) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 52.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (714) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 55.3 | 14.1:1 | 100% (778) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 100% (781) |
| 2017-18 | 859 | 56.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (859) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 100% (837) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 99% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 77% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (859 to 704); teachers up 2% (56.2 to 57.6).
About EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY is an elementary school in SANTA FE, New Mexico, and it is part of SANTA FE. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 704 students. Elementary schools in New Mexico have about 287 students on average; enrollment here is 145% higher.
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY reports to SANTA FE, which has 29 schools and 11,182 students.
Hispanic students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Santa Fe County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
On staff are 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 12.9:1. About 100% of students at EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Santa Fe County average 84%.
Among New Mexico public elementary schools, EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY in the bottom 10% of New Mexico schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.3 points below it (17.1% actual, 33.4% predicted).
The county, Santa Fe County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $79,071 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Santa Fe County has 53 public schools with about 20,719 students, including EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY.
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY is about 0.7 miles from RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY's location as City: Small.
The school shrank from 781 students in 2020-21 to 704 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Related schools
Other schools in SANTA FE
- SANTA FE HIGHHigh · 1,491 students
- CAPITAL HIGHHigh · 1,388 students
- NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 629 students
- PINON ELEMENTARYElementary · 513 students
- EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 417 students
Other schools in SANTA FE
- SANTA FE HIGHHigh · 1,491 students
- NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 1,487 students
- CAPITAL HIGHHigh · 1,388 students
- Santa Fe Indian SchoolHigh · 701 students
- NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 629 students
- TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 417
- R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 265
- DESERT SAGE ACADEMY1.4 mi · 69
- EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE1.6 mi · 416
- CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 290
- CAPITAL HIGH2.0 mi · 1,388
Frequently asked questions
About EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITYHow many students attend EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY?
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY enrolls approximately 704 students in grades PK-08.
Is EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY an elementary, middle, or high school?
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY is approximately 12.2:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY?
At EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY public or private?
EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY 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.