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Tomasita Elementary

Q: Is Tomasita Elementary a good school?

Tomasita Elementary ranks 208 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Tomasita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Tomasita Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tomasita Elementary?

Students at Tomasita Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% American Indian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Tomasita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tomasita Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kennedy Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-5

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Tomasita Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 209 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.

Tomasita Elementary has struggled academically, consistently underperforming the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, Tomasita's ELA proficiency was 33.68%, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state, while its Mathematics proficiency was only 16.84%, far below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates consistently below 20% in recent years.

Tomasita Elementary also faces challenges in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many subgroups ranking in the bottom quartile or bottom decile of New Mexico elementary schools. In contrast, nearby schools like Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy, Bellehaven Elementary, and Collet Park Elementary generally outperform Tomasita in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, Sandia Base Elementary, located slightly further away, stands out as a high-performing school in the area.

187

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,001

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Tomasita St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

(505) 291-6844

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Tomasita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Kennedy Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.8%

White:

9.1%

American Indian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

208^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	34.6	208 of 345	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	339 of 413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	417 of 435	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	366 of 420	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	290 of 396	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	183 of 383	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.9	276 of 374	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	314 of 410	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	270 of 421	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.6	359 of 442	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	383 of 412	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.4	359 of 398	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	363 of 402	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	363 of 419	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.1	338 of 411	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	315 of 405	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.3	274 of 398	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.5	318 of 390	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.0	278 of 389	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	4.3	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	125 of 223	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	18 of 83	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	346 of 398	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	336 of 395	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	289 of 343	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	158 of 339	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	301 of 384	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	389 of 395	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	261 of 389	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	257 of 320	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	179 of 329	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	193 of 325	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	285 of 356	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	409 of 426	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	328 of 410	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	235 of 361	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	138 of 356	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	280 of 397	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.1	401 of 414	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	289 of 392	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	210 of 337	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	211 of 333	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	151 of 339	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	7.6	406 of 413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	255 of 325	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)55th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)44th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2024)29th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)13th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2022)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 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-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 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 All Grades	Total
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	34.6	208^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.7%		18.9	339^th of 413 public elementary schools	17.9%	131			31.0	46.0			33.7			27.0			16.8	$10,001
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	30.1	220^th of 345 public elementary schools	36.2%		23.1	314^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.0%	94	28.2			38.5			27.2			20.5			12.4	$17,772
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 General Somervell St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	15.4	322^nd of 345 public elementary schools	6.7%		18.1	348^th of 413 public elementary schools	15.7%	26	20.4	34.0	23.4	24.5			27.3			14.3			12.6	$13,266
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.8	370^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.4%	36		23.4	34.0	16.7			25.0		12.7				7.5	$10,493
Manzano Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Elizabeth St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6707	507	38	13.5	99.6%	108 (21.3%)	21 (4.1%)	268 (52.9%)	61 (12.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	60.7	95^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.5%		46.8	191^st of 413 public elementary schools	53.8%	96	28.0	55.4	67.4	36.0			54.0	38.6	44.6	26.7			37.2	$8,936
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.4	377^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	15.6	34.0	24.4	21.9			26.6	18.9					11.4	$8,869
Nmsbvi Albuquerque Campus	Public	PK-K	801 Stephen Moody St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 332-6699	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%		25.2	303^rd of 413 public elementary schools	26.6%	60	18.4	16.3	34.1	30.8	48.2	45.5	35.2		18.2	28.2	33.3	21.2	21.1	$10,310
Bellehaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Princess Jeanne St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-7489	216	23	9.3	99.5%	44 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (66.7%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	53.3	123^rd of 345 public elementary schools	64.3%		24.8	309^th of 413 public elementary schools	25.2%	186	48.0	46.9	56.4	44.0			50.0		20.5	32.0			21.9	$8,636
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	33.2	211^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.8%		33.6	249^th of 413 public elementary schools	39.7%	38	29.8	34.2	41.5	38.3			38.1		17.1	31.9			20.6	$10,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomasita Elementary

How many students attend Tomasita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Tomasita Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tomasita Elementary?

Students at Tomasita Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% American Indian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Tomasita Elementary in?

Albuquerque

What schools do graduates of Tomasita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tomasita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Middle

Is Tomasita Elementary a good school?

Tomasita Elementary ranks 208^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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