Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POJOAQUE·NCES 350207000723
POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE
1574 STATE ROAD 502, SANTA FE, NM 87506 · (505) 455-2282 · Santa Fe County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
224 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 103 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 54% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POJOAQUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE
POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE this school | 224 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| RANCHOS DE TAOS ELEMENTARY RANCHOS DE TAOS | 225 | 100.0% | 30.0% |
| TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 208 | 97.1% | 21.8% |
| VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 259 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 212 | 98.6% | 19.6% |
| NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE | 280 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
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 POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #255 of 329 | #14 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #259 of 354 | #15 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #186 of 366 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #302 of 490 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #251 of 318 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #187 of 334 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #166 of 393 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #113 of 287 | #9 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
224
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 224 | 14.7 | 15.2:1 | 100% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 12.5 | 15.4:1 | 59% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 10.6 | 17.6:1 | 69% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 64% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 16.7 | 18.0:1 | 72% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 67% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 54% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 66% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 15 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (301 to 224); teachers down 12% (16.7 to 14.7).
About POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE
In SANTA FE, New Mexico, part of Santa Fe County, POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE is an elementary school. It enrolled 224 students in grades 4 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New Mexico average about 287 students each.
POJOAQUE serves 1,500 students across 5 schools.
Roughly 77% of students at POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE are Hispanic. It is also 18% Native American and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
At POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE, 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.2:1. On average, elementary schools in New Mexico have 12.9:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Santa Fe County averages 84%, lower than here.
allk12 grades POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE a C. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE would score about 33.4%. It scores 25.5%, 7.9 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Santa Fe County, the median household income is $79,071, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Santa Fe County has 53 public schools and roughly 20,719 students.
The closest public school to POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE is PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE had 230 students, to 2024-25, when it had 224. Students per teacher fell from 16.4 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
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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 POJOAQUE
- POJOAQUE HIGHHigh · 550 students
- PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 384 students
- POJOAQUE MIDDLEMiddle · 263 students
- SIXTH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 79 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
- NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 629 students
Nearby schools
- PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 384
- POJOAQUE HIGH0.2 mi · 550
- POJOAQUE MIDDLE2.6 mi · 263
- SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY2.6 mi · 79
- San Ildefonso Day School3.3 mi · 36
- Kha'p'o Community School6.8 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATEHow many students attend POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE?
POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE serve?
POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE is approximately 15.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE?
Student demographics at POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE are roughly 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE in?
POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE is part of POJOAQUE.
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