SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY

SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY is a cozy elementary-level community in SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, New Mexico, operated by BERNALILLO. The school caters to 206 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Within BERNALILLO, which oversees 11 schools and 2,761 students, SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY records that 93% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority; the rest looks like 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sandoval County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,636 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 234 students in 2018 compared to 206 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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