The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Academy for Technology & Classics
The Academy for Technology and Classics is a charter school in Santa Fe serving grades seven through twelve. It sits in a part of the city where home values run well above both state and national benchmarks, roughly double the typical New Mexico home value. Renting comes in noticeably more affordable than buying at current mortgage rates. Santa Fe itself is the state capital, anchored by government employment and a widely recognized arts and cultural sector. Publicly reported sources note that about a tenth of the city's employment ties to artistic and cultural industries, and the cityscape is known for its Pueblo Revival and Territorial Revival adobe architecture. Civic life concentrates around the downtown Plaza and Historic District, while schools spread across the broader city at the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
The school's enrollment is moderate for a secondary charter, with fairly even distribution across the grade levels. The student body is majority Hispanic, with a substantial White population and smaller representations from Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school reports no IEP or English Learner data, so those population details are not available here.
On state assessments, the most recent results paint a mixed picture. English language arts proficiency is a clear strength, with a majority of tested students reaching proficiency. Science results land in a middle range, with close to half of tested students proficient. Mathematics is the soft spot, with under a third of tested students reaching proficiency. A parent considering this school may want to look into how the school supports math instruction and what intervention or tutoring options are available.
It helps to understand which grades these results cover. The state assessments reported here fall in the elementary and middle grades band, which at this school means seventh and eighth graders only, since the school does not serve grades below seven. High school grades take different assessments, and no high school proficiency results, graduation rate, or college-readiness data appear in what was available. For a school that runs through twelfth grade, the absence of a graduation rate is a gap a parent would want to fill directly with the school.
The trend data covers only a single year, so there is no way to read whether proficiency is improving, declining, or holding steady over time. Participation rates are also missing, which limits how confidently one can read the proficiency numbers, though the tested counts suggest most eligible students participated.
Santa Fe's broader district brief searched for recent changes such as bonds, curriculum updates, or capital projects but found little of lasting impact from available sources. The comparison fact-set positioning this school against neighboring entities was not provided, so there is no relative positioning to draw on here. No course access, staffing, discipline, attendance, or program offerings data was available, and the school's Title I status is not reported. The school's name suggests a focus on technology and classics, but without program data that characterization stays with the name rather than confirmed by the record.
For a family weighing this school, the strongest signal in the data is the ELA performance, which stands above what many schools achieve. The math results are the main caution. The charter structure gives the school autonomy that some families value, and the grade span from seventh through twelfth allows students to stay in one setting through the secondary years. Santa Fe's housing market is pricey, and the school's location sits in one of the more expensive areas in the state, though renting remains comparatively manageable. The city's cultural depth and government stability as a capital give the surrounding community a particular character that some families find appealing.
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