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Dolores Gonzales Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
230th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 34% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Dolores Gonzales Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 298 students at 900 Atlantic St SW, about a mile south of downtown Albuquerque, in Albuquerque Public Schools.

It currently ranks 230th of 346 ranked New Mexico elementary schools (34th percentile, 2 stars). Reading is the clear strength: 46.81% of students were proficient in English language arts in 2025-2026, above the district's 44.59% and the state's 44.66% — and among nine nearby APS elementaries, only Coronado Dual Language Magnet did better. Math is the opposite story: 17.73% proficient versus 27.69% district and 27.85% state, and weak in every grade (3rd 17.02%, 4th 18.37%, 5th 17.78%). That 29.1-point reading-to-math spread is the widest of any school nearby, and while reading has climbed nearly 15 points over three years, math has stayed flat below 20%. Fifth-grade science is 28.89%, slightly below district and state. Nearly all students — 98.99% — qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio has improved to 9.3.

Compared with neighbors, Dolores Gonzales is a relative bright spot: Eugene Field, Lowell, Armijo and Valle Vista sit near the bottom of the state ranking, and it beats Reginald Chavez, Longfellow, East San Jose and Lew Wallace in reading. But two 4-star schools lie within 1.5 miles, including Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School. Subgroup results vary widely: English learners and low-income students rate 3 stars, while special education students ranked 151st of 158 in the one year reported. Third-grade reading and math instruction are the clearest areas to ask about.

298
Students ?
9.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,633
Per pupil spending ?
99%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 900 Atlantic St SW
       Albuquerque, NM  87102

(505) 764-2020

District: Albuquerque Public Schools


Students who attend Dolores Gonzales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Washington Middle
High:    Albuquerque High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.9%
White:
9.7%
American Indian:
1.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the New Mexico average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg36%
New Mexico avg36%
230th of 346
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
46th of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools
55th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202631.9230 of 34633.5%★★☆☆☆
202525.2259 of 34524.9%★☆☆☆☆
202436.4237 of 41342.6%★★☆☆☆
202338.4266 of 43538.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.6311 of 42026.0%★☆☆☆☆
201937.1238 of 39639.9%★★☆☆☆
201853.5149 of 38361.1%★★★☆☆
201737.8226 of 37439.6%★★☆☆☆
201641.6219 of 41046.6%★★☆☆☆
201537.4243 of 42142.3%★★☆☆☆
201457.1168 of 44262.0%★★★☆☆
201362.6131 of 41268.2%★★★☆☆
201250.0195 of 39851.0%★★★☆☆
201170.299 of 40275.4%★★★★☆
201056.3168 of 41959.9%★★★☆☆
200959.4150 of 41163.5%★★★☆☆
200857.3145 of 40564.2%★★★☆☆
200747.0210 of 39847.2%★★☆☆☆
200634.8271 of 39030.5%★★☆☆☆
200534.2275 of 38929.3%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202455.189 of 22360.1%★★★☆☆
202364.271 of 19162.8%★★★☆☆
201943.154 of 9844.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.435 of 8357.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202647.1115 of 25254.4%★★★☆☆
202428.1277 of 39830.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.6274 of 39029.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5302 of 39523.5%★☆☆☆☆
201938.7204 of 34340.5%★★☆☆☆
201849.6150 of 33955.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202641.3159 of 27341.8%★★☆☆☆
202521.2220 of 25513.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.4257 of 38433.1%★★☆☆☆
202335.7265 of 39532.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.5283 of 38927.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.7215 of 32032.8%★★☆☆☆
201856.0128 of 32961.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202653.096 of 25662.5%★★★☆☆
202526.8241 of 32525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202444.0186 of 35647.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.4237 of 42644.4%★★☆☆☆
202228.3272 of 41033.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.3190 of 36147.4%★★☆☆☆
201863.996 of 35673.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202623.1207 of 25117.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.7217 of 39745.3%★★☆☆☆
202340.8234 of 41443.5%★★☆☆☆
202223.6271 of 39230.9%★★☆☆☆
201926.9255 of 33724.3%★☆☆☆☆
201847.4149 of 33355.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202413.6151 of 1584.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202634.5197 of 30435.2%★★☆☆☆
202520.1257 of 30415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202433.1207 of 33938.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.0290 of 41329.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+29 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)54th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+8 vs school
White (2026)35th percentile~ school
Male (2026)18th percentile-16 vs school
Special Education (2024)4th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts47%~ state avg
Science29%-3 vs state
Mathematics18%-10 vs state

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Students who attend Dolores Gonzales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Albuquerque High

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Dolores Gonzales Elementary.

Students at Dolores Gonzales Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Dolores Gonzales Elementary ranks 230th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresNewSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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