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Desert Montessori School

316 CAMINO DELORA, SANTA FE, NM 87505

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Hispanic or Latino, this school had a much lower share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

However, the school’s student body had about the same racial diversity as the district’s. What does this mean?

Desert Montessori School (2021–22)
Santa Fe Public Schools (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. Desert Montessori School has completed the survey twice, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Desert Montessori School
Santa Fe Public Schools

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Desert Montessori School 27 74.1% 0.0% 18.5% 0.0% 7.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Santa Fe Public Schools 15,233 18.2% 1.1% 75.8% 1.5% 2.4% 0.2% 0.7%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

NCES ID School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
BB201170 2021–2022 27 74.1% 0.0% 18.5% 0.0% 7.4% 0.0% 0.0% 12 2:1
BB201170 2019–2020 41 78.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.3% 0.0% 0.0% 14.6% 7 6:1
A9502865 2015–2016 56 75.0% 0.0% 10.7% 1.8% 10.7% 0.0% 1.8% 2 28:1
A9502865 2013–2014 55 76.4% 0.0% 5.5% 5.5% 10.9% 0.0% 1.8% 7 8:1
A9502865 2011–2012 53 75.5% 0.0% 9.4% 0.0% 15.1% 0.0% 0.0% 7 8:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
Santa Fe Preparatory School Regular elementary or secondary 7th–12th Nonsectarian 0.54 mi.
Rio Grande School Regular elementary or secondary PK–6th Nonsectarian 0.6 mi.
May Center for Learning Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Nonsectarian 2.33 mi.
Fayette St. Academy Montessori Nonsectarian 2.47 mi.
The Tutorial School Early childhood/day care center Nonsectarian 2.46 mi.

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About This Data

Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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