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Kit Carson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Kit Carson Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 365 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Kit Carson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New Mexico elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.46% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.19% statewide and 43.65% in Albuquerque. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 15.85%, compared to 26.81% statewide and 26.48% in Albuquerque. The school's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and English Language Learners.

The nearby schools, such as Navajo Elementary, Adobe Acres Elementary, Alamosa Elementary, and Valle Vista Elementary, also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom 20-30% of New Mexico elementary schools. However, one exception is Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School, which is located within a mile of Kit Carson Elementary and consistently ranks in the top 20% of New Mexico elementary schools, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.

395

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,217

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1921 Byron Av SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 877-2724

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Kit Carson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ernie Pyle Middle
High:	Rio Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

White:

2.8%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

312^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^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	17.3	312 of 345	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	373 of 413	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	355 of 435	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	357 of 420	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	382 of 396	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	360 of 383	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	327 of 374	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	395 of 410	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	386 of 421	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	399 of 442	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	371 of 412	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	358 of 398	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	342 of 402	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	390 of 419	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.6	367 of 411	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	377 of 405	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.3	384 of 398	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	371 of 390	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	367 of 389	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	14.3	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	204 of 223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	158 of 191	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	190 of 203	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	347 of 398	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	328 of 390	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	308 of 395	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	333 of 343	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	314 of 339	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	230 of 255	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	359 of 384	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	316 of 395	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	314 of 389	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	312 of 320	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	308 of 329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	320 of 356	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	343 of 426	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	319 of 410	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	346 of 361	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	336 of 356	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	375 of 397	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	353 of 414	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	336 of 392	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	312 of 337	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	326 of 333	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	54.9	22 of 47	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	285 of 304	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	321 of 339	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	362 of 413	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	286 of 325	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)53rd percentile+50 vs school

Female (2024)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

Science20%-9 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 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
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
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
Armijo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Gatewood Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2920	260	22	11.9	99.2%	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	242 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)				23.3	21.1				19.0						$10,526
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
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
Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	202	21	9.6	99.5%	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	186 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	17.5				27.5				20.4					9.2	$8,797
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
Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	303	22	14.0	99.7%	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)					32.7				21.5					11.5	$10,014
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kit Carson Elementary

How many students attend Kit Carson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Kit Carson Elementary.

Is Kit Carson Elementary a good school?

Kit Carson Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kit Carson Elementary?

Students at Kit Carson Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Kit Carson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kit Carson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ernie Pyle Middle
High : Rio Grande High

What district is Kit Carson Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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