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Location Map SANTA FE, NM 87501 Santa Fe County
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District Poverty Rate 16.5% (data source)
Non-White Students 84.4% (data source)
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Last Updated December 4, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (29)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Academy For Technology & Classics
Acequia Madre Elementary
Amy Biehl Community School At Rancho Viejo
Aspen Community School
Atalaya Elementary
Capital High
Carlos Gilbert Elementary
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Chaparral Elementary
DESERT SAGE ACADEMY
E.j. Martinez Elementary
Early College Opportunities
Edward Ortiz Middle
El Camino Real Academy Community
El Dorado Community School
Francis X. Nava Elementary
Gonzales Elementary
Kearny Elementary
Mandela International Magnet (Mims)
Milagro Middle
Nina Otero Community School
Nye Early Childhood
Pinon Elementary
R.m. Sweeney Elementary
Ramirez Thomas Elementary
Salazar Elementary
Santa Fe High
Tesuque Elementary
Wood-Gormley Elementary
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
New Mexico State Law School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
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