NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is an intimate four-year high school in SANTA FE, New Mexico, one of the schools within NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. The school serves 338 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is a school of NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 14% multiracial, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Santa Fe County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Fe County (around 84%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Santa Fe County put median household earnings sit near $79,071, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is one of 53 public schools in Santa Fe County (combined enrollment of about 20,719 students).

CARLOS GILBERT ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NM SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS has rose 54%, going from 220 students in 2018 to 338 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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