SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY

100 HWY 22 WEST
SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, NM 87052

246 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Santo Domingo Elementary School is located in the community of Santo Domingo (also known as Kewa Pueblo) in New Mexico. As a school serving a tribal community, it operates within the unique cultural context of the Santo Domingo Pueblo, often working to integrate local traditions and values into the academic environment while meeting state educational standards.

The school serves as a foundational educational hub for the local youth, focusing on core curriculum development, literacy, and numeracy. Because it is situated on tribal land, the school typically maintains a close relationship with the surrounding community, emphasizing the importance of student identity, family involvement, and the preservation of the Kewa language and heritage alongside traditional classroom instruction.

246

Total Students

20.9

Full-Time Teachers

11.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

83.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Two or More	4
American Indian	241

American Indian
241 (98.0 %)
Two or More
4 (1.6 %)
White
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Phone:	(505)867-4441
Website:	http://www.bernalillo-schools.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	246
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	20.9
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	206
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 42

Grade 1 44

Grade 2 31

Grade 3 39

Grade 4 43

Grade 5 47