Desert Sage Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Desert Sage Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico enrolled 69 students in 2024-25 with 13.8 full-time teachers, 5.0 students per teacher against the New Mexico median of 12.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-59% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 78% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 34%

313 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 69 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.1 to 13.8.

Students enrolled at Desert Sage Academy by school year2022-23: 313, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 6901002003004002022-233132023-242812024-2569
Students enrolled at Desert Sage Academy by school year2022-23: 313, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 6901002003004002022-233132023-242812024-2569
Students enrolled at Desert Sage Academy by school year2022-23: 313, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 6901002003004002022-233132023-242812024-2569
Students enrolled at Desert Sage Academy by school year2022-23: 313, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 6901002003004002022-233132023-242812024-2569
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331321.114.8
2023-2428113.121.4
2024-256913.85.0

5.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 New Mexico schools of this kind

Among the 43 New Mexico schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.0; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Desert Sage Academy 5.0; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDesert Sage Academy 5.0state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Desert Sage Academy 5.0; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDesert Sage Academy 5.0state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Desert Sage Academy 5.0; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDesert Sage Academy 5.0state median 12.0U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, New Mexico other schools, 2024-2543 values from 3.6 to 21.6; Desert Sage Academy 5.0; state median 12.0.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherDesert Sage Academy 5.0state median 12.0U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 480 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desert Sage Academy enrolled 336 students and had 0.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.7, one per 480 of the 336 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

85.5% of students were Hispanic, 8.7% American Indian, 5.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic85.5%
  2. American Indian8.7%
  3. White5.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Desert Sage Academy scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%33%33.8%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%23% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-59% of the 18 students in Desert Sage Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate40‑59%82%76.5%
Students in the class1891625,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Santa Fe

5 public schools of this kind in Santa Fe report 2024-25 enrollment; Desert Sage Academy is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
New Mexico Connections Academy1,48721.642.9%
Aspen Community School28510.198.6%
Nye Early Childhood21215.1100.0%
Nm School for the Deaf1453.6100.0%
Desert Sage Academy695.0100.0%

All public schools in Santa Fe →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Desert Sage Academy

  1. Nye Early ChildhoodThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.8 miles away: 212 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. New Mexico Connections AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.8 miles away: 1,487 students, 21.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  3. Compare Desert Sage Academy with Nye Early ChildhoodStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Santa Fe Public Schools spends per student$14,817 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,817
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoDesert Sage Academy is the number 39 by size of 47 New Mexico schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#39 of 47
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher5.0 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.0 for schools of this kind.5.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Desert Sage Academy

  1. How many students attend Desert Sage Academy?
    69 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 313 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Santa Fe, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Sage Academy?
    5.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for schools of this kind is 12.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Desert Sage Academy a Title I school?
    Desert Sage Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Desert Sage Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Desert Sage Academy scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Desert Sage Academy?
    40-59% of the 18 students in Desert Sage Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Desert Sage Academy in?
    Santa Fe Public Schools, NCES district ID 3502370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350237000788 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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