📍 100 Airport Rd, Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, 88008
Santa Teresa High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County. The school has 1,198 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gadsden Independent Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Santa Teresa High enrolls 1,198 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,152 | 96% |
| White | 38 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,198 of the school's 1,198 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,198 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Santa Teresa High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 31, state house district 34.
Santa Teresa High is one of 28 schools in GADSDEN, based in ANTHONY, New Mexico. The district serves 11,739 students district-wide and employs 865 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,198 students, Santa Teresa High is larger than the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large