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If you could change one rule at TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
622
Elementary
STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 350017130008
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
13A SAN MARCOS LOOP, SANTA FE, NM 87508 · (505) 986-4000 · Santa Fe County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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
19.8:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
621 students
STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
12.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
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 TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 622 | 99.8% | 25.7% |
| SONOMA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 660 | 99.8% | 49.4% |
| PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 536 | 99.6% | 27.6% |
| MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 706 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| YARBRO ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 474 | 100.0% | 25.2% |
| MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIO RANCHO | 608 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
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 TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Santa Fe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #251 of 329 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #308 of 354 | #18 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #217 of 366 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #16 of 490 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #314 of 318 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #210 of 334 | #11 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #209 of 393 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.7% | #11 of 57 | N/A |
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
622
-73 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 622 | 31.5 | 19.8:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 37.2 | 17.6:1 | 54% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 45.5 | 14.9:1 | 30% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 45 | 15.4:1 | 52% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 31.7 | 15.6:1 | 66% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (495 to 622); teachers down 1% (31.7 to 31.5).
About TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL is a large elementary school in New Mexico, located in SANTA FE. There are 622 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average enrollment is about 287.
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL operates as its own local education agency.
Roughly 80% of students at TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL are Hispanic. Other groups make up 14% White. County-wide, 48% of Santa Fe County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.8:1. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 84% for public schools in Santa Fe County.
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.4%. TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL scores 25.7%.
For the population of Santa Fe County, median household income comes to about $79,071, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Fe County counts 53 public schools with about 20,719 students.
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL's nearest public school is PENITENTIARY OF NM-SANTA FE (about 1.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe. TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in New Mexico.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL had a net loss of 73 students, or 11%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 19.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Frequently asked questions
About TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL?
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 622 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL have?
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
How diverse is TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL?
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL reports a student body of 14% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.