PINON ELEMENTARY

PINON ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of sprawling scale in SANTA FE, New Mexico, run under SANTA FE, instructing 513 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 79% bigger than typical.

SANTA FE runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 11,182 students. PINON ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PINON ELEMENTARY records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder looks like 13% White, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting PINON ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Santa Fe County's rate of about 84%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PINON ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Santa Fe County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,071, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Santa Fe County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,719 students), PINON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TIERRA ENCANTADA CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PINON ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.4%.

PINON ELEMENTARY operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. PINON ELEMENTARY's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 513). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.