Santa Fe Girls' School

310 W Zia Road, Santa Fe, NM, 87505-0875 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

The mission of Santa Fe Girls' School is to foster intellectual growth and emotional strength in adolescent girls, preparing them for the demands of high school, college and young adulthood. Santa Fe Girls' School, grades 6 through 8, emphasizes strong academic skill development, enriched with elective classes including drama, art, voleyball, fitness, Spanish, sign language, music, dance, book making, community outreach. Classes are conducted in a Socratic, seminar style with dialogue as a primary learning mode....

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School Overview:

 
Santa Fe Girls' School
School Type Alternative School
School Membership(s) National Coalition of Girls' Schools
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
Year Founded 1998
County Santa Fe County, NM
Student Body
Total Students 33 students
Student Body Type All-girls
This School
(NM) School Avg.
% Students of Color 15% 40%
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 9 students
Grade 7 - 9 students
Grade 8 - 15 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 3 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree 75%
Average Class Size 15
Classroom dress code Casual
This School
(NM) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:9 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 175 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 7 hours 6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $9,450
Tuition Notes Tuition assistance available.
% on Financial Aid 15%
Average Financial Aid Grant $2,500
Acceptance Rate 85%
Head of School Lee Lewin
Admissions Director Janet Graham

School Notes:

  • Education at Santa Fe Girls' School is a dynamic, open-ended, personal process that requires dialogue and exchange of ideas among students and teachers. The school focuses on building students' critical and divergent thinking skills as they learn to articulate opinions. SFGS believes that diversity in the classroom creates excitement for learning. Multiple perspectives from students and from a variety of texts provide stimuli for lively debate.
  • Profile last updated: 10/08/2009

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    posted on September 22, 2009 at 03:13:31 am
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  • Local news in brief March 15 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
    posted on March 15, 2009 at 03:14:26 am
    BLOOMFIELD — New Mexico Secretary of Education Veronica Garcia has said a Bloomfield school can use a curriculum that contains religious content until the end of the school year.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (87505)
School Zip (87505)
(NM) State Average
Population (Approximate) 69,658 people 1,814,374 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 41% 24%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $43,725 $38,590
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 25 years old 33 years old
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Zipcode (87505)


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% Owning / % Renting 68% / 32% 66% / 34%

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