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Wherry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Wherry Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 285 students. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 89 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wherry Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Mexico, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New Mexico elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, Wherry Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 12.2 students per teacher, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention to students.

Wherry Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Manzano Mesa Elementary and Coral Community Charter, which are ranked much higher in the state and have significantly higher proficiency rates. The school's statewide ranking has remained consistently low, with Wherry Elementary ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New Mexico elementary schools for the past several years, suggesting that the school has struggled to make meaningful improvements in student achievement.

240

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,027

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Bldg 25000 - Kafb East
Albuquerque, NM 87116

(505) 268-2434

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Wherry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Van Buren Middle
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

White:

7.1%

American Indian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (11% vs 35% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 28 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Not ranked this year

Wherry Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	8.9	394 of 413	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	400 of 435	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	380 of 420	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	394 of 396	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	368 of 383	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	368 of 374	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	397 of 410	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	409 of 421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	433 of 442	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	393 of 412	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	385 of 398	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	387 of 402	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	382 of 419	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	395 of 411	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	394 of 405	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	392 of 398	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	385 of 390	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.5	387 of 389	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	219 of 223	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	162 of 191	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	92 of 98	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	4.1	392 of 398	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	376 of 390	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	369 of 384	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	374 of 395	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	330 of 389	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	320 of 320	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	312 of 329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.3	334 of 356	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	394 of 426	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	342 of 410	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	359 of 361	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	344 of 356	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	366 of 397	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	390 of 414	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	324 of 392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	331 of 337	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	302 of 333	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	12.7	384 of 413	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)8th percentile+3 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-28 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Wherry Elementary

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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
Wherry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Bldg 25000 - Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-2434	240	20	12.0	100.0%	17 (7.1%)	7 (2.9%)	192 (80.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)					23.3					15.7							6.9	$10,027
Sandia Base Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21001 Wyoming SE Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 268-4356	280	21	13.6	100.0%	112 (40.0%)	15 (5.4%)	118 (42.1%)	10 (3.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.4%)	67.8	80^th of 345 public elementary schools	76.8%		64.6	117^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.7%	37	42.9			55.1	62.8	53.6				57.5	22.5	41.9	50.0				35.8	$6,926
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Georgia St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-9091	334	29	11.3	98.5%	19 (5.7%)	17 (5.1%)	256 (76.6%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	10.3	337^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.5	376^th of 413 public elementary schools	9.0%	39				20.0	31.3	22.5				23.8								$10,700
La Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Copper Av NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 262-1581	415	34	12.3	98.8%	26 (6.3%)	40 (9.6%)	316 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	4.1	345^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.5	411^th of 413 public elementary schools	0.5%	66				20.6	12.2	13.5				15.3							3.7	$9,815
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Quincy St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-2008	307	29	10.5	98.4%	32 (10.4%)	42 (13.7%)	186 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)				23.3	20.5					19.5							7.5	$14,903
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)
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
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
Coral Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4401 Silver Avenue SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6725	241	18	13.5	100.0%	66 (27.4%)	14 (5.8%)	108 (44.8%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.4%)	86.5	33^rd of 345 public elementary schools	90.4%		77.6	71^st of 413 public elementary schools	82.8%	38	48.4			62.9	67.9	67.7				66.0	42.9	60.7	48.4				50.0
Alice King Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	8100 Mountain Rd. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-0746	384	37	10.4	31.0%	117 (30.5%)	11 (2.9%)	219 (57.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	40.7	186^th of 345 public elementary schools	46.1%		62.8	126^th of 413 public elementary schools	69.5%	60	37.3	54.3	44.2	37.0	34.0	49.0	58.6	71.0	65.7	49.4	18.5	13.2	33.3	48.3	51.6	31.4	29.6	$8,207

Frequently Asked Questions about Wherry Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wherry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wherry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Buren Middle
High : Highland High

What is the racial makeup of Wherry Elementary?

Students at Wherry Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Wherry Elementary in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Wherry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Wherry Elementary.

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