Santa Fe Girls' School vs. Santa Fe School For The Arts & Sciences
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School Overview
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Santa Fe School For The Arts & Sciences ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Mexico for:
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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, cooking, music, dance, book making, community outreach.
Classes are conducted in a Socratic, seminar style with dialogue as a primary learning mode.
Santa Fe School for the Arts & Sciences is committed to academic excellence, developed through Expeditionary Learning and a multicultural art and science enriched curriculum, in an environment of respect, inclusion and diversity.
Our goals are to develop each child's personal talents and a life-long passion for learning and exploration; to create a caring environment where each child has opportunities for self-expression and growth; and to encourage the values of friendship, leadership, world citizenship and service.
This school is unique in integrating the sciences, math, humanities and multicultural arts into all aspects of the strong academic curriculum.
We have a very diverse student body and a global educational focus.
Grades Offered
6-8
NS-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
No
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
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Students with learning differences accepted on a case by case basis, to ensure we can serve each student's specific needs
Year Founded
1998
2000
Students Body
Total Students
35 students
138 students
Student Body Type
All-girls
Co-ed
% Students of Color
23%
23%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
-
10
Pre-K Students
-
10
Kindergarten Students
-
10
Grade 1 Students
-
10
Grade 2 Students
-
10
Grade 3 Students
-
10
Grade 4 Students
-
10
Grade 5 Students
-
10
Grade 6 Students
9
10
Grade 7 Students
11
24
Grade 8 Students
15
24
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
5 teachers
16 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
66%
80%
Average Class Size
15
20
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:7
1:9
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(Respectful attire)
(Respectful attire)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Nov. 17 / Feb. 17
Tuition Cost
$11,100
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Tuition Notes
Tuition assistance available.
Tuition varies: $8903 to $11437 for Preschool through 6th Grade, $13685 for Middle School
% on Financial Aid
28%
32%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$3,000
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Acceptance Rate
90%
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Admissions Director
Janet Graham
Elisa Boyles
Admissions Associate
Lee Lewin
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
3
9
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
drama, Guitar, running team
Architechure, Dungeons & Dragons, Guitar, Homework Club, Magic the Gathering, Moving Images, Piano, Soccer, Voice