Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe
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Superintendent: Sister Mary Klersey, M.P.F.
4000 St. Joseph Place NW, Albuquerque NM 87120 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday)
505/831-8173 • Fax: 505/831-8107 • Email:
 cso@archdiocesesantafe.org
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Welcome to the Catholic Schools Office! 

 

If you're interested in enrolling your child in a Catholic School, in working for our Catholic Schools or just in finding out more about our mission & events, this is the site for you.  If you don't find what you're looking for, please feel free to give us a call at 505-831-8173. 

 

Wanted: 

licensed, caring teachers dedicated to nurturing the whole child

 

The Catholic Schools Office is accepting applications for

teacher

educational assistant &

substitute teacher positions. 

Follow the link below to visit our Recruitment page; there you'll find current job openings, qualifications and instructions for applying.  Even if you don't see the position you're seeking, please send us an application -- we'll keep your information on file in our office for two years.

*Please check our website frequently for employment opportunities.

 

Attention Catholic School Alumni:

 

Starting this autumn, the Catholic Schools Office will send out a quarterly newsletter.  While our first issue will include school news and general information for parents & alumni, we would like to provide a way for alumni to stay connected to the Catholic Schools and each other. 

If you would like to receive this newsletter, please follow the link below and answer just a few questions so that we know how to contact you.  Thank you!

Send me the Catholic Schools Newsletter!

 

Quality of Education 2008 Survey

 

Openings available:

Holy Ghost has openings in Pre-K, 1st, 3rd, 6th and 7th grades. For more information call: Holy Ghost school 505-256-1563.

Or visit them 6201 Ross SE.

 

For event information at each of our schools, follow the web links from our "Directory of Schools" page.

General Information:

See the Calendar or our Special Events page

See the Faith Formation classes schedule

See the Sexual Abuse Prevention Workshop Schedule

See our Recruitment needs

See our Mentorship class schedule

Archdiocese Principals tour the new Santo Niņo Regional Catholic School in Santa Fe

 

 

 

School Information at a Glance

Schools in the Archdiocese:

Elementary 14
Secondary 2

Total:

16

Average Class Size:  18 students

 

Enrollment Totals by Type of School:

 

Elementary (PreK-8) 3,738
Secondary (9-12) 1,818

Total:

5,556

Enrollment by Ethnic & Religious Identification:

Hispanic 59%
White 31%
Native American 2 %
Asian/Pacific Islander 1%
Black 1 %
Multiracial 4%
Catholics 92%

Iowa Test of Basic Skills National Percentile Rank* Scores:

 

  Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 8
Reading 66% 68% 73%
Language 69% 70% 69%
Mathematics 63% 65% 69%
Social Studies 74% 67% 69%
Science 73% 70% 72%

 

* Percentile Rank shows how our Catholic school students test in comparison to other students nationwide. A 70% score means that our students scored higher than 70% of other students nationwide.
 

High School Average ACT Scores

 

 

Archdiocese

State of NM

English

22.3

19.6

Mathematics

22.4

19.7

Reading

23.0

20.9

Science

22.2

20.1

Composite

22.9

20.1

 

High School Graduation Rate:  99%

91% of graduating seniors go on to attend four-year colleges.

Average Tuition Rates (First Child):

Elementary $ 3,919
Secondary $ 8,450

Starting Teacher Salary (Bachelor's degree, zero years' experience):  $ 28,705

 

Percentage of Faculty with Advanced Degrees

(Master's +):  42 %

 

Percentage of Faculty who are Catholic:  81%

 

More Contacts Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Albuquerque) 505-831-8100 www.archdiocesesantafe.org
Catholic Foundation (Albuquerque) 505-872-2901 www.thecatholicfoundation.org
Gallup Diocese 505-863-4406 www.dioceseofgallup.org
Gallup Catholic Schools 505-863-3563 www.dioceseofgallup.org
Las Cruces Diocese 505-523-7577 www.dioceseoflascruces.org
Las Cruces Catholic Schools 505-523-7577 www.dioceseoflascruces.org/schools
National Catholic Education Association (Washington, D.C.) 202-337-6232
  
www.ncea.org / e-mail: nceaadmin@ncea.org
National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov
New Mexico State Department of Education, Professional Licensure Unit (Santa Fe)
   505-827-6581
http://sde.state.nm.us
Information about New Mexico  www.newmexico.org
Albuquerque Board of Realtors 505-842-1433 www.realtorplaza.com
American School Directory website www.asd.com
Home Schooling www.home2school.com

Thank you for your interest in our Catholic schools!!