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Carlos Rey Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Carlos Rey Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 474 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 54 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carlos Rey Elementary has consistently struggled with academic performance, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.8% of Carlos Rey students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 19.91%, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide.

The school also faces challenges in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Carlos Rey Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 100% to 100.63% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, this has not translated to improved academic outcomes for its students.

446

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,492

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1215 Cerrillos Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 836-7738

District: Albuquerque

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.5%

White:

5.2%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2019 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (27% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

261^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

58^th 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	24.9	261 of 345	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	333 of 413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	280 of 435	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	369 of 420	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	372 of 396	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	317 of 383	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	256 of 374	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.7	312 of 410	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	276 of 421	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	298 of 442	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.0	347 of 412	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	345 of 398	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.1	253 of 402	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.5	268 of 419	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.4	296 of 411	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	319 of 405	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	256 of 398	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.8	321 of 390	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.8	373 of 389	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.7	206 of 223	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	173 of 191	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	201 of 203	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	94 of 98	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	367 of 398	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	294 of 390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	330 of 343	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	292 of 339	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	211 of 255	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	322 of 384	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	249 of 395	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	332 of 389	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	309 of 320	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	284 of 329	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	277 of 356	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	249 of 426	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	331 of 410	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	336 of 361	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	287 of 356	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	228 of 397	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	243 of 414	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.3	334 of 392	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	323 of 337	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	305 of 333	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	145 of 158	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	164 of 165	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	259 of 304	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	292 of 339	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	296 of 413	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	169 of 325	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)43rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

Mathematics20%-7 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-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
Carlos Rey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Cerrillos Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7738	446	46	9.6	99.6%	23 (5.2%)	8 (1.8%)	399 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	24.9	261^st of 345 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.8	333^rd of 413 public elementary schools	19.4%	72	26.9			30.7	31.1	40.3				33.8	13.3	14.9	32.8				19.9	$8,492
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
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
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
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	44	13.3	99.7%	32 (5.4%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.1	333^rd of 345 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.3	363^rd of 413 public elementary schools	12.1%	30	11.5			21.9	31.0	28.7				27.0	11.5	9.2	21.8				14.1	$8,862
George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	997	81	12.2	100.0%	52 (5.2%)	22 (2.2%)	871 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16	319^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.5%		21.2	329^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.3%	10	15.3	19.4	18.4	30.4	32.4	34.7	29.2	32.1	36.2	32.7	10.1		27.8	11.1	10.1	8.5	11.3	$7,175
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
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	344	26	13.4	99.7%	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	343^rd of 345 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.9	396^th of 413 public elementary schools	4.1%	53				20.8	22.9	20.0				21.1							6.0	$10,018
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
Painted Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Gavin Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7763	536	46	11.7	99.6%	43 (8.0%)	12 (2.2%)	436 (81.3%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	26.7	244^th of 345 public elementary schools	29.3%		31	269^th of 413 public elementary schools	34.9%	25	23.2			34.4	33.8	40.0				36.2	21.5	16.9	25.3				21.5	$8,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos Rey Elementary

Is Carlos Rey Elementary a good school?

Carlos Rey Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Carlos Rey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Carlos Rey Elementary.

What district is Carlos Rey Elementary in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Carlos Rey Elementary?

Students at Carlos Rey Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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