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Bel-Air Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Bel-Air Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 252 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Albuquerque School District, which is ranked 89 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bel-Air Elementary consistently performs below the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25% of Bel-Air students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39% for Albuquerque and the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12%, compared to 24% for Albuquerque and 25% for the state. The school also struggles to support its diverse student population, with rankings for subgroups like female students, male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools. Bel-Air Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Despite the school's challenges, Bel-Air Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.8 to 11.4 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools like New Mexico International School and Desert Willow Family School. These nearby schools, which are also part of the Albuquerque School District, consistently outperform Bel-Air Elementary in academic achievement, school rankings, and student subgroup performance. The high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and the school's low ranking within the district may suggest that Bel-Air Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of resources, funding, and support for its students and teachers.

254

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,961

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4725 Candelaria Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 888-4033

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Bel-Air Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McKinley Middle
High:	Del Norte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

American Indian:

10.2%

White:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2024) from a 2nd-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (16% vs 35% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Not ranked this year

Bel-Air Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	19.5	336 of 413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	421 of 435	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	396 of 420	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	389 of 396	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	328 of 383	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	355 of 374	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	326 of 410	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	326 of 421	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	287 of 442	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.9	290 of 412	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	325 of 398	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.6	171 of 402	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.5	236 of 419	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	261 of 411	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	282 of 405	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.4	303 of 398	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	289 of 390	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	274 of 389	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	151 of 223	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	177 of 203	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	303 of 384	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	298 of 329	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	282 of 356	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	412 of 426	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	358 of 410	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	353 of 361	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	301 of 356	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.1	302 of 397	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	397 of 414	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	307 of 337	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	257 of 333	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.7	131 of 158	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	403 of 413	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+14 vs school

White (2024)29th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile~ school

Female (2024)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-21 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

This is the most horrible excuse for a learning environment i have ever seen in my 50+ years of life. The principal there Hannah is the worst Leader I have ever witnessed. Instead of creating an environment of togetherness and one amongst the teachers she talks behind teachers backs and shares confidential information from teachers to her click of teachers. She adds no value or provides any support to teachers and does not address issues in a timely manner. This school might stand a chance of redemption if someone with courage and a backbone would be brought in to save this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Bel-Air Elementary

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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-ASR Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Bel-Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 888-4033	254	25	9.9	99.6%	21 (8.3%)	6 (2.4%)	184 (72.4%)	6 (2.4%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)					26.5	31.4				22.8							9.7	$10,961
Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	289	18	15.9	99.7%	159 (55.0%)	2 (0.7%)	94 (32.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	99	3^rd of 345 public elementary schools	99.1%		99.6	3^rd of 413 public elementary schools	99.3%		68.6	75.0	70.6	86.1	85.7	86.5		83.3		87.6	69.8	64.3	75.7	90.3	83.3	64.7	74.2	$6,492
Hodgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Morningside Dr NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9855	392	38	10.2	99.0%	56 (14.3%)	19 (4.8%)	208 (53.1%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	10.3	338^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.3	390^th of 413 public elementary schools	5.6%	52				25.0	28.6	19.6				24.1							5.7	$11,974
21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	371	36	10.2	46.4%	257 (69.3%)	17 (4.6%)	59 (15.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	71.3	66^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.9%		75.2	77^th of 413 public elementary schools	81.4%	11	48.7	45.3	46.6	61.9	62.2	59.0	67.1	62.3	62.5	63.0	38.1	37.8	46.2	31.4	16.9	29.7	30.5
Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	466	49	9.5	98.9%	56 (12.0%)	13 (2.8%)	325 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	11	336^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.6%		37.5	236^th of 413 public elementary schools	42.9%	100		26.0	23.6			18.6	27.3	28.6	22.5	22.1				18.2	17.4	6.8	10.5
Zuni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Claremont Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-8313	212	20	10.8	100.0%	39 (18.4%)	6 (2.8%)	143 (67.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	18.9	304^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.9%		31.1	267^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.4%	37					41.0	24.4				27.4			17.1				13.2	$8,540
Gov Bent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Hendrix Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9797	339	30	11.4	99.4%	50 (14.7%)	15 (4.4%)	189 (55.8%)	12 (3.5%)	54 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	6.1	344^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.8	400^th of 413 public elementary schools	3.1%	56				16.3	19.2	22.5				19.3							6.2	$9,959
Montezuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Indian School NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 260-2040	330	28	11.9	99.4%	54 (16.4%)	9 (2.7%)	220 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	14.5	326^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.5%		14.9	367^th of 413 public elementary schools	11.1%	41	18.0			29.7	26.8	20.0				25.9	18.8	12.5					14.7	$14,900
Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-5275	325	29	11.1	99.4%	98 (30.2%)	15 (4.6%)	161 (49.5%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	51.6	130^th of 345 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.5	123^rd of 413 public elementary schools	70.2%	7	31.3			36.1	63.3	50.0				48.7	13.1	42.9	43.8				31.7	$8,970
New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	10.2%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	93.8	16^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.2	24^th of 413 public elementary schools	94.2%	8	76.8	85.0	79.0	80.4	69.2	91.1	70.7			81.1	42.9	55.8	85.7	61.0	87.0	70.0	64.5	$6,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Bel-Air Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bel-Air Elementary?

Students at Bel-Air Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 10% American Indian, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bel-Air Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bel-Air Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McKinley Middle
High : Del Norte High

What district is Bel-Air Elementary in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Bel-Air Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Bel-Air Elementary.

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