Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE·NCES 350237000645
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY
501 AIRPORT RD, SANTA FE, NM 87505 · (505) 467-1500 · Santa Fe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
265 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 | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
9%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY→EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within SANTA FE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
10.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY this school | 265 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| EAST SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 317 | 99.7% | 26.9% |
| VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 259 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| DON CECILIO MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 189 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| EUTIMIO SALAZAR ELEMENTARY ESPANOLA | 339 | 95.9% | 24.4% |
| NORTH VALLEY ELEMENTARY SAN MIGUEL | 338 | 100.0% | 49.1% |
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 R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #317 of 329 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #330 of 354 | #21 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #356 of 366 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #260 of 490 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #123 of 318 | #4 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #314 of 334 | #19 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #190 of 393 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.7% | #21 of 287 | #1 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
265
-112 (-30%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
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 | 265 | 21.3 | 12.4:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 25.6 | 11.1:1 | 70% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 23.2 | 11.9:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 30.5 | 15.4:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 54 | 12.4:1 | 86% (576) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 33 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (471 to 265); teachers down 30% (30.5 to 21.3).
About R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY
In SANTA FE, New Mexico, part of Santa Fe County, R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. School enrollment was 265 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY belongs to SANTA FE, a district of 29 schools and 11,182 students.
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 95% Hispanic. The school is also 2% White. That is higher than the 48% Hispanic share among all Santa Fe County residents. R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY total 21.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. That matches the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico fairly closely. The school counts 265 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. That rate is above the 84% average among public schools in Santa Fe County.
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY is -14.8 points, in the bottom 10% of New Mexico. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.6%, and the predicted rate is 33.4%.
Among Santa Fe County residents, the median household income is $79,071, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY, Santa Fe County has 52 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY as City: Small.
The school enrolled 265 students in 2024-25, 112 fewer than the 377 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.
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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
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- EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE0.4 mi · 416
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- CESAR CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 290
- DESERT SAGE ACADEMY0.9 mi · 69
- CAPITAL HIGH0.9 mi · 1,388
- NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 629
Frequently asked questions
About R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY?
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
Is R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY?
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY?
R.M. SWEENEY ELEMENTARY 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.