Sunset Mesa School vs. Manzano Day School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Sunset Mesa School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Mexico for:
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Overview
Sunset Mesa Schools, Inc is providing a quality educational foundation for children in Preschool through Grade 5 since 1948.
Sunset Mesa students participate in a broad range of intellectual, artistic, and physical activities.
They are challenged to become productive, responsible, and caring people by learning sound values, compassion, and ethical behavior.
Our students are encouraged to think and act independently, develop good study habits, solve problems, and think critically.
It is our purpose to give children a strong foundation upon which to build their future educational and life experiences--an investment which will pay interest for a lifetime.
At Sunset Mesa, we believe in the positive value of our students' mistakes.
Learning from mistakes, rather than feeling ashamed, is an important part of an education here.
Structured curriculum that focuses on the development of the whole child.
Core academic areas of reading, writing, math, social studies, and science; co-curricular areas of art, library, music, PE, Spanish, and technology for all grade levels.
Dedicated science lab and an environmental study program at Fenton Ranch.
Extended day program before and after school. Core values
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Blue Ribbon School
Yes, selected in 2007
Yes, selected in 2018
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
No
Year Founded
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1938
Students Body
Total Students
384 students
468 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
27%
26%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
95
36
Kindergarten Students
60
72
Grade 1 Students
54
72
Grade 2 Students
48
72
Grade 3 Students
43
72
Grade 4 Students
53
72
Grade 5 Students
31
72
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
26 teachers
48 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
65%
Average Class Size
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18
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:15
1:10
Classroom Dress Code
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Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
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$17,670
Tuition Notes
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Pre-k tuition 13837
Kindergarten tuition 15803
1st to 5th tuition 17670
% on Financial Aid
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28%
Acceptance Rate
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95%
Admissions Director
Mollie Krattiger
Emily Villegas
Admissions Associate
n/a
Anic Ramirez
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
4
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Chess club, Good Apple Singers, Jump Rope club, Science Club