i am an eight grader at Capshaw and it is a ver good school. i would perfer bringing your student to this schhol. they will be givin good classes with good teachers. capshaw middle school rocks!!!!
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Posted by a student on 11/04/09
CMS is a great jr high. I am a student and all of the teachers are evry helpful. Ms.Garcia and Ms.Lujan know how to help the students whenever we are having problems. I am glad that my parents put me in this jr high. I LOVE CMS!
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Posted by a student on 07/24/09
I'm a student at Capshaw Middle School. It is an excellent school because the teachers and staff care about you personally and your grades. Teachers are willing to stay after to talk to you about your grades and encourage you to do your best. Also, the coaches check grades every friday to make sure that
... Read more you are not falling behind. Overall, I would recomend Capshaw to anyone wanting to send your child to the best of the best! Read less
Posted by a student on 04/17/09
Capshaw Jr. High is a good school. I am a student there. All of the teachers are realy nice. Ms.Garcia and Ms. Lujan are very helpful.
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Posted by a student on 11/23/08
My son attends Capshaw Middle School (CMS) in Santa Fe. We had other options and found that CMS gave us the best value. The teachers are well qualified and truly care about the students. CMS breaks down each grade into smaller groups called families. This has allowed the teachers to really know the
... Read more students and address their needs as a 'family.' I strongly encourage parents to check CMS out before jumping to the private school scene and paying huge bucks for a private education when a very good local school exists in your neighborhood - what I consider a good value! Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/21/08
This is our most positive experience at a SFPS too. My son attended 7th and 8th grade and now my daughter is here as a 7th grader. Both kids love the teachers and the school. My daughter was apprehensive about attending Capshaw because of false rumors that she was hearing from her friends. She actually
... Read more attended all the other open houses at the other schools and was most impressed with Capshaw. She is extremely happy with the education and the staff and has met great friends. Capshaw's staff is professional and approachable. They are absolutely wonderful and we are all so very happy with our decision to keep our kids in Public Schools. I recommend sending your child to shadow one of the students, let them find out for themselves how wonderful the teachers are and safe the school is. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/21/08
This is my daughter's first year at Capshaw and she loves it! The teachers are as good as her El Dorado teachers or possibly better! The math teacher, has at least 2 parent volunteers in every class and kids get one-on one instruction. Most kids move up at least 4 years in Math. The school offers Pre-AP
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Posted by a parent on 11/20/08
This is our first year at Capshaw and it has been the most positive SFPS experience my son and I have had. The communication with the principals, teachers, counselors, principals and staff is impressive. My son feels safe and happy. Most importantly at this juncture in my sons life, is the way adults
... Read more interact with him. The teachers seem to treat him with respect and value his opinion and his style of being, along with disciplining him appropriately. He is doing well and is enjoying the learning process which means the teachers are great! Plus, the school has been given a facelift: it now has sky lights, new lockers and a beautiful new cafeteria. :) Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/20/08
This is the best of the worst. Its was the only public mid-school meeting standards in Santa Fe. Some teachers who would be a credit to any school are at Capshaw. But as only 'performing' school under No Child Left Behind Act, Capshaw has been slammed with many new students who are way behind academically.
... Read more Many are also discipline problems. Good students are unwelcome by the administration. And why not? Their good test scores got the school into its enrollment mess, and they bring troublesome, demanding parents. This is the kind of school where some teachers will mark your kid down if you complain about something. Pros: First class teachers. Cons: Everything else. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/15/07
Capshaw is a wonderful school that has a strong energy and a need to learn. The teachers strive to get the children involved and they actualy care about what the the child does. It needs improvement like every other school in New Mexico, but out of all the middle schools in Santa Fe it is definately
... Read more the best. It is a great school, and I strongly advisse you to send your children there. Read less
* In 2007-2008 New Mexico used the New Mexico Standards-Based Assessment (NMSBA) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading, math and science. The NMSBA is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New Mexico. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the test.
Student enrollment:
474
Students per teacher:
43
Full-time teachers:
11
Number of classrooms:
36
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Santa Fe schools — Capshaw Middle School is located at 351 W Zia Rd, Santa Fe NM 87505. 351 W Zia Rd is in the 87505 ZIP code in Santa Fe, NM The school district for Capshaw Middle School is the Santa Fe Public School District. Capshaw Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 7 - 8.
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