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Chelwood Elementary

Q: Is Chelwood Elementary a good school?

Chelwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Chelwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Chelwood Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chelwood Elementary?

Students at Chelwood Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Chelwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chelwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jackson Middle

Public Grades K-5

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Chelwood Elementary is a K–5 school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 309 students in Albuquerque Public Schools, where nearly all students (99.35%) were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 and the student-teacher ratio was 10.8. The school's 2025–2026 statewide rank is 284th of 346 (18th percentile, 1 star) — an improvement over the 7th percentile in 2024–2025 and the 9th percentile in 2023–2024, though the longer trend shows decline from the 38th percentile in 2014–2016. The district itself ranks 55th of 87 in New Mexico (37th percentile, 2 stars).

In 2025–2026, 37.5% of Chelwood students were proficient in English language arts (district 43.55%, state 43.34%), 12.5% in math, and 18.42% in 5th-grade science. Math is the clearest and most persistent problem: it has hovered near 12–14% for several years, roughly half the district and state rates, and the 25-percentage-point gap between ELA and math is unusually wide. ELA did improve sharply, from 26.58% in 2024–2025 to 37.5% in 2025–2026, but remains about 6 points below average; science trails district and state by about 14 points.

Poverty alone does not explain these results. Onate Elementary, 0.75 miles away, has a nearly identical 99.67% free-lunch rate yet reaches 66.01% ELA and 52.29% math proficiency. John Baker Elementary, 1.96 miles away, has 99.01% and posts 61.79% ELA and 48.58% math. Chelwood is not the lowest nearby performer — Apache Elementary and Hawthorne Elementary rank lower in ELA — but it sits in the lower tier. Among student groups, English language learners have been a relative bright spot (70th percentile in 2022–2023, 57th in 2023–2024, 3–4 stars), while the low-income subgroup ranked 6th percentile in 2025–2026. Some nearby schools' scores are suppressed as "—" or given as bounds such as "under 20%"; these are unknown, not zero.

309

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,869

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12701 Constitution Av NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 296-5655

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Chelwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Jackson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

15.9%

American Indian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

284^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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
2026	22.4	284 of 346	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	320 of 345	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	377 of 413	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	315 of 435	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	334 of 420	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	323 of 396	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	278 of 383	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	291 of 374	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.9	253 of 410	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.5	259 of 421	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	282 of 442	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.2	194 of 412	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.2	231 of 398	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.7	264 of 402	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	259 of 419	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.4	297 of 411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	298 of 405	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.4	273 of 398	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.7	262 of 390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.6	147 of 389	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.1	97 of 223	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	57 of 191	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	219 of 252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	373 of 398	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	320 of 390	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	292 of 395	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	309 of 343	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	235 of 273	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	361 of 384	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	345 of 395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	281 of 389	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	253 of 320	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	261 of 329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	240 of 256	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	323 of 356	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	297 of 426	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	294 of 410	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	282 of 361	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	241 of 356	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	328 of 397	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	302 of 414	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	312 of 392	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	279 of 337	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	266 of 333	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	87 of 91	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	78 of 92	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	206 of 304	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	248 of 304	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	308 of 339	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	298 of 413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	315 of 325	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	177 of 199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	169 of 187	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+48 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2024)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 19, 2015

I have had 3 students at this school and I have always had a wonderful experience, except with one teacher and that was taken care of right away. I would recommend people to move into this district or get and inner district transfer to send your children to this school. It is truly like a big family. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	309	29	10.8	99.4%	49 (15.9%)	13 (4.2%)	174 (56.3%)	8 (2.6%)	39 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	22.4	284^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%	36	18.4			34.2	39.0	39.5				37.5	< 20%	17.1	< 20%				12.5	$8,869
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 291-6819	301	22	13.8	99.7%	109 (36.2%)	7 (2.3%)	153 (50.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	87.3	36^th of 346 public elementary schools	89.6%		92	21^st of 345 public elementary schools	93.9%	15	55.1			69.4	70.9	57.1				66.0	53.1	49.1	55.1				52.3	$9,445
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	341	26	13.3	98.8%	55 (16.1%)	16 (4.7%)	192 (56.3%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	12.8	324^th of 346 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	14.6			28.3	27.3	32.6				29.3	16.7	< 20%	18.8				13.7	$10,493
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-5009	302	37	8.1	99.0%	72 (23.8%)	12 (4.0%)	172 (57.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)								(n/a)				27.0	40.0					26.0	< 20%						< 10%	$17,772
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-3010	362	31	11.7	99.4%	107 (29.6%)	18 (5.0%)	177 (48.9%)	10 (2.8%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	44.9	173^rd of 346 public elementary schools	50.0%		33.2	211^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	29.4			57.6	61.1	33.3				51.0	27.3	< 20%	24.2				21.6	$10,554
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6844	187	17	10.8	100.0%	17 (9.1%)	13 (7.0%)	125 (66.8%)	5 (2.7%)	15 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)	< 20%		< 20%		32.1	45.2				33.7			< 20%				12.1	$10,001
Matheson Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10809 Lexington Ave NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-5087	159	16	9.9	100.0%	34 (21.4%)	9 (5.7%)	102 (64.2%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	55.4	122^nd of 346 public elementary schools	64.7%		41.8	181^st of 345 public elementary schools	47.5%	59				50.0	52.4					39.4		33.3					18.3	$9,939
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4483	389	35	11.2	100.0%	81 (20.8%)	14 (3.6%)	233 (59.9%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	21.2	291^st of 346 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%	48	16.3	27.3	20.7	34.0	35.3	22.5	51.9	52.4	27.3	36.1	15.7	< 20%	20.8	37.0	28.6	< 20%	19.4	$10,310
John Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	12015-B Tivoli St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 298-7486	404	32	12.7	99.0%	140 (34.7%)	15 (3.7%)	173 (42.8%)	11 (2.7%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	83.2	40^th of 346 public elementary schools	88.4%		89.5	26^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.5%	14	47.8			57.8	75.0	60.9				64.2	42.3	51.6	58.0				50.5	$8,477
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 General Somervell St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4424	288	32	8.9	99.0%	13 (4.5%)	5 (1.7%)	239 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	10.7	334^th of 346 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.4	322^nd of 345 public elementary schools	6.7%	12	14.6			< 20%	35.6	18.8				21.5	< 20%	15.6	16.7				15.6	$13,266

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