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What's something NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE·NCES 350237001107
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
5901 HERRERA DRIVE, SANTA FE, NM 87507 · (505) 467-4200 · Santa Fe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+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
13.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
629 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
13%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
39.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 629 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 524 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITY SANTA FE | 704 | 100.0% | 17.1% |
| RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SUNLAND PARK | 550 | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 492 | 100.0% | N/A |
| 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 NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #191 of 329 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #297 of 354 | #16 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #203 of 366 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #15 of 490 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #177 of 318 | #11 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #299 of 334 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #194 of 393 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #165 of 287 | #12 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
629
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 629 | 46.7 | 13.5:1 | 100% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 41.1 | 15.7:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 43.5 | 15.7:1 | 100% (682) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 48.1 | 16.1:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 85% (610) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (775 to 629); teachers down 3% (48.1 to 46.7).
About NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Among the schools in SANTA FE, New Mexico, is NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL, a large elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 629 students. That puts enrollment 119% above the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
Enrollment across the 29 schools in SANTA FE totals 11,182 students.
Of every 100 students at NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL, about 93 are Hispanic. It is also 4% White. For comparison, the population of Santa Fe County is roughly 48% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 13.5 students per teacher, from 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is similar, at 12.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 84% average for public schools in Santa Fe County, the school's rate is higher.
Among New Mexico public elementary schools, NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.7%, compared with a predicted 33.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Santa Fe County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $79,071 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL, Santa Fe County has 53 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL is closest to CAPITAL HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 30.7% compares with 21.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 690 to 629. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.5:1 over the same years.
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITYElementary · 704 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
- EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITYElementary · 704 students
- Santa Fe Indian SchoolHigh · 701 students
- TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- CAPITAL HIGH0.3 mi · 1,388
- CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 290
- EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE0.7 mi · 416
- R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 265
- DESERT SAGE ACADEMY1.6 mi · 69
- RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLHow many students attend NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 629 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL have?
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL are roughly 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL is overseen by SANTA FE in Santa Fe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.