Nina Otero Community School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nina Otero Community School in Santa Fe, New Mexico enrolled 629 students in 2024-25 with 46.7 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. 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, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
682 students in 2022-23, 644 students in 2023-24, 629 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 46.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 682 | 43.5 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 41.1 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 629 | 46.7 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools
Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 643 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nina Otero Community School enrolled 643 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 643 of the 643 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions49
- Chronically absent34.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.2% of students were Hispanic, 4.0% White, 1.3% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic93.2%
- White4.0%
- American Indian1.3%
- Black0.6%
- Asian0.6%
- Two or more races0.3%
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 Nina Otero Community School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 22% | 33% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 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.
Elementary schools in Santa Fe
22 public elementary schools in Santa Fe report 2024-25 enrollment; Nina Otero Community School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Real Academy Community | 704 | 12.2 | 100.0% |
| Nina Otero Community School | 629 | 13.5 | 100.0% |
| Turquoise Trail Charter School | 622 | 19.8 | 99.8% |
| Pinon Elementary | 513 | 15.4 | 100.0% |
| El Dorado Community School | 432 | 12.9 | 18.7% |
| Ramirez Thomas Elementary | 417 | 15.4 | 100.0% |
| Pablo Roybal Elementary | 384 | 14.1 | 100.0% |
| Amy Biehl Community School at Rancho Viejo | 354 | 15.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Nina Otero Community School
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 290 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- R.M. Sweeney ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 265 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Nina Otero Community School with Cesar Chavez ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in New MexicoNina Otero Community School is the number 15 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.13.5:1
- 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 Nina Otero Community School
How many students attend Nina Otero Community School?
629 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 682 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Santa Fe, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nina Otero Community School?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Nina Otero Community School a Title I school?
Nina Otero Community School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Nina Otero Community School do on state tests?
The students tested at Nina Otero Community School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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.What district is Nina Otero Community School in?
Santa Fe Public Schools, NCES district ID 3502370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350237001107 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
- 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.