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Alamosa Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Alamosa Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 370 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools in the state.

Alamosa Elementary significantly underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 25.81%, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 18.82%, compared to 26.48% for Albuquerque and 26.81% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade ELA (15.62% proficient) and 3rd grade Mathematics (15.79% proficient).

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Edward Gonzales Elementary, Maryann Binford Elementary, and Kit Carson Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the district and state averages, with similar low proficiency rates and rankings. However, the charter school Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School, located within a similar distance, significantly outperforms Alamosa Elementary and the other nearby public schools in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

382

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,495

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6500 Sunset Gardens Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 836-0288

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Alamosa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Truman Middle
High:	West Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

4.2%

American Indian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

287^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 83Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	287 of 345	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	344 of 413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	405 of 435	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	389 of 420	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	390 of 396	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	375 of 383	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	366 of 374	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	357 of 410	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	384 of 421	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	396 of 442	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	299 of 412	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	323 of 398	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	268 of 402	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	20.5	362 of 419	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	373 of 411	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	334 of 405	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.3	310 of 398	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.9	274 of 390	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	336 of 389	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.9	213 of 223	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	163 of 191	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	79 of 83	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.4	323 of 398	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	378 of 390	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	332 of 395	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	342 of 343	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	338 of 339	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	335 of 384	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	376 of 395	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	334 of 389	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	317 of 320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	325 of 329	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	269 of 325	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	288 of 356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	352 of 410	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	355 of 361	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	347 of 356	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	338 of 397	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	386 of 414	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	321 of 337	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	323 of 333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	254 of 304	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	291 of 339	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	386 of 413	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2024)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2024)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

Science17%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Alamosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Sunset Gardens Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0288	382	36	10.6	99.7%	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	348 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.2	287^th of 345 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.5	344^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.7%	57	16.9		24.6	15.6	36.9				25.8	15.8		35.4		18.8	$9,495
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	203	14	14.5	98.0%	22 (10.8%)	4 (2.0%)	155 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	25.6	255^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.1%		31	268^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.1%	13		25.9	26.3			42.3	54.2	29.6	36.5				26.9	13.0
Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	205	29	7.0	100.0%	14 (6.8%)	6 (2.9%)	182 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.4	306^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.3%		10.5	386^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.5%	80			29.6		26.7				20.2			22.6		11.8	$11,543
Lavaland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 57th St NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-4911	369	33	11.1	100.0%	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	329 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	11.5	335^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.9%		10	388^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.1%	53	21.7		13.2	22.9	25.0				20.5						$8,894
Valle Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Mae Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7739	259	30	8.5	100.0%	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	237 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			24.1		18.9				19.8					9.9	$11,003
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1720 Bridge Blvd SW Suite #101	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5283	221	20	11.2	71.5%	19 (8.6%)	11 (5.0%)	180 (81.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	60.7	94^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.8%		74	80^th of 413 public elementary schools	80.6%	14	25.0		57.1	65.2	58.3	82.6			64.7	28.6	23.9	27.8	69.6	33.8	$27,369
Edward Gonzales Elementary	Public	3-5	554 90th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-6214	339	28	12.3	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	4 (1.2%)	301 (88.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	16.9	314^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.0%		18.4	345^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.5%	31	18.3		20.5	40.2	34.6				32.0	11.6	13.9	16.4		13.9	$8,958
Helen Cordero Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	8800 Eucariz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-5830	445	36	12.5	99.6%	31 (7.0%)	7 (1.6%)	374 (84.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$9,006
Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	460	42	11.0	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.7%)	427 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.3	264^th of 345 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.6	368^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.9%	104	12.5		40.6	27.4	36.1				34.6	20.3				12.2	$8,699
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	395	33	11.9	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.3	312^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	373^rd of 413 public elementary schools	9.7%	61	20.4		25.8	17.9	30.9				24.5	19.4		25.9		15.9	$10,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Alamosa Elementary

What district is Alamosa Elementary in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Alamosa Elementary?

Students at Alamosa Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Alamosa Elementary a good school?

Alamosa Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Alamosa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alamosa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Truman Middle
High : West Mesa High

How many students attend Alamosa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Alamosa Elementary.

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