American; 1% Asian American; and 1% Unknown. The student/teacher ratio is 17/1. Notable programs Instruction in French and Spanish which use both native speaking instructors and textbooks is available. Immersion sessions are available to help students grasp the foreign language of their choice. Three years of foreign language study are required for graduation, two in a row of which need to be in the same language. ATC has a marimba. It has played at events including the National Charter School Conference, which was held in Albuquerque in 2007. Junior and senior students participate in a dual enrollment program with the Santa Fe Community College, which allows them to take advanced courses and earn college credit. Accomplishments As an academic leader ATC offers Advanced Placement courses in subjects including English, Government, History, Math, Spanish, etc. ATC offered its first AP course to ninth grade students in the 2012 school year when AP Environmental Science became available. ATC Chess Team is led by faculty member Robert Mathis. The school has been a strong competitor in Spelling and History Bees. Cross-country at ATC trains on its beautiful course one of the finest in the state and hosts an annual preseason invitational each year for Santa Fe schools. In 2007 ATC was selected as one of America's Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report, receiving a Bronze Medal. ATC has met Annual Yearly Progress, No Child Left Behind Requirements in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. 80% of the school's graduates attend post-secondary schools. Graduates have received admission to universities that include Yale University, Princeton University, Stanford University and Dartmouth College. Students have been named Regent and President Scholars at the University of New Mexico. 2011 reorganization Late in the 2010-2011 school year, ATC's Governing Council suspended the school's charter for one year and resigned en masse at the end of the year, opening the way for the Santa Fe Public School District, its chartering authority, to take responsibility for school governance for one year and oversee elections of a new Governing Board and initiate general policy changes. Susan Lumley, a long-time school principal, realtor, and writer, was chosen by a committee of teachers, parents, and students to the principal position for the 2011-2012 school year. The election of a new Governing Council took place in October 2011. References External links ATC website US News Profile - Academy for Technology and the Classics