Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE·NCES 350237000542
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY
2655 SIRINGO RD, SANTA FE, NM 87505 · (505) 467-1200 · Santa Fe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- B-Beats 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
11.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
163 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
35%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
29.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
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FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY this school | 163 | 100.0% | 33.7% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 182 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| ROSELAWN ELEMENTARY ARTESIA | 171 | 100.0% | 47.5% |
| BELLEHAVEN ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 216 | 99.5% | 40.9% |
| LA ESCUELITA EARLY CHILDHOOD BERNALILLO | 117 | 100.0% | N/A |
| BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 238 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #165 of 329 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #239 of 354 | #12 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #285 of 366 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #363 of 490 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #185 of 393 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #106 of 287 | #8 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
163
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 163 | 14.4 | 11.3:1 | 100% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 13.3 | 11.6:1 | 99% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 100% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | 100% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 17.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 83% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 59% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 15 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (222 to 163); teachers down 17% (17.4 to 14.4).
About FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY operates as a small elementary school in SANTA FE, New Mexico. Its enrollment is 163 students, spread over pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
SANTA FE is responsible for 29 schools, FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY included, with 11,182 students in all.
At FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY, 79% of students are Hispanic. It is also 15% White and 3% Native American. For comparison, the population of Santa Fe County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The diversity index for FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY, giving a ratio of 11.3:1. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 12.9:1 for elementary schools in New Mexico. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Santa Fe County is 16 points.
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY's results are within a point of predicted: 33.7% against 33.4%.
The school is in Santa Fe County, where the median household earns about $79,071 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Santa Fe County, 53 public schools serve about 20,719 students.
SANTA FE HIGH, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.2%; FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY's is 33.7%, ranking 2nd of 4.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 180 to 163.
The discussion board for FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARYHow large is FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY?
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY serve?
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY have?
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY?
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 15% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian.
What district is FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY in?
FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY is part of SANTA FE.
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