Tierra Encantada Charter School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tierra Encantada Charter School in Santa Fe, New Mexico enrolled 256 students in 2024-25 with 15.1 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-79% (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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
289 students in 2022-23, 284 students in 2023-24, 256 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 15.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 289 | 14.0 | 20.6 |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 18.0 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 256 | 15.1 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 New Mexico high schools
Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. 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 283 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tierra Encantada Charter School enrolled 283 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 283 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.0% of students were Hispanic, 4.3% White, 1.2% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic93.0%
- White4.3%
- Black1.2%
- Two or more races0.8%
- American Indian0.8%
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 Tierra Encantada Charter School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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 | 20‑24% | 20‑24% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6‑9% | 5% or less (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
70-79% of the 60 students in Tierra Encantada Charter School'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.
| This school | Its district | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 70‑79% | 70‑79% | 76.5% |
| Students in the class | 60 | 60 | 25,411 |
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.
High schools in Santa Fe
11 public high schools in Santa Fe report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe High | 1,491 | 17.8 | 100.0% |
| Capital High | 1,388 | 15.6 | 100.0% |
| Pojoaque High | 550 | 17.2 | 100.0% |
| Academy for Technology & Classics | 398 | 14.5 | 21.2% |
| Monte Del Sol Charter | 370 | 12.4 | 67.6% |
| Nm School for the Arts | 338 | 11.5 | 17.2% |
| Mandela International Magnet (Mims) | 290 | 11.0 | 19.5% |
| The Masters Program | 258 | 11.2 | 33.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tierra Encantada Charter School
- Monte Del Sol CharterThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 370 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- The Masters ProgramThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 258 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Tierra Encantada Charter School with Monte Del Sol CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tierra Encantada Charter School spends per student$13,903 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,903
- The largest public schools in New MexicoTierra Encantada Charter School is the number 95 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#95 of 211
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.16.9:1
- 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 Tierra Encantada Charter School
How many students attend Tierra Encantada Charter School?
256 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 289 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Santa Fe, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tierra Encantada Charter School?
16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Tierra Encantada Charter School a Title I school?
Tierra Encantada Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Tierra Encantada Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Tierra Encantada Charter School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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 is the graduation rate at Tierra Encantada Charter School?
70-79% of the 60 students in Tierra Encantada Charter School'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.What district is Tierra Encantada Charter School in?
Tierra Encantada Charter School, NCES district ID 3500173. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350017300950 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.