📍 1574 State Road 502, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, 87506
Pojoaque High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pojoaque Valley Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pojoaque High enrolls 636 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 12% American Indian or Alaska Native and 5.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 522 | 82% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 74 | 12% |
| White | 37 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 636 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 288 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pojoaque High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 46.
Pojoaque High is one of 5 schools in POJOAQUE, based in SANTA FE, New Mexico. The district serves 1,506 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Pojoaque High is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant