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Whittier Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Whittier Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 302 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.

Whittier Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school significantly underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels, with only 21% of Whittier students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 11% proficient in Mathematics. Whittier's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, also struggle compared to their peers across the state.

The data reveals a stark contrast between Whittier Elementary and some of the higher-performing schools in the area, such as Monte Vista Elementary and Coral Community Charter, which significantly outperform Whittier in test scores, ranking, and other key metrics. Whittier's high poverty rate, with a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, coupled with its low performance, suggests the school may be facing significant challenges in supporting the academic achievement of its predominantly low-income student population, and may benefit from targeted interventions and support.

307

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,903

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 Quincy St SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

(505) 255-2008

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Whittier Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

African American:

13.7%

White:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2012 → 11th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (13% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2012

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Not ranked this year

Whittier 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	15.1	366 of 413	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	382 of 435	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	341 of 420	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	363 of 396	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	379 of 383	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	405 of 410	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	400 of 421	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	429 of 442	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	398 of 412	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	328 of 398	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.4	360 of 402	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	401 of 419	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	386 of 411	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	375 of 405	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	272 of 390	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.0	286 of 389	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	158 of 191	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	377 of 390	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	312 of 395	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	301 of 343	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	314 of 384	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	331 of 395	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	288 of 389	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	262 of 320	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	315 of 329	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	372 of 426	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	300 of 410	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	328 of 361	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	351 of 356	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	320 of 397	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	329 of 414	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	272 of 392	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	266 of 337	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	55.2	40 of 99	59.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	260 of 339	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	312 of 413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	260 of 325	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)60th percentile+41 vs school

White (2024)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile~ school

Female (2024)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-25 vs state

Mathematics8%-19 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-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
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
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
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
Kirtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3530 Gibson Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87118	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-3131	162	25	6.6	100.0%	20 (12.3%)	10 (6.2%)	103 (63.6%)	9 (5.6%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)								(n/a)										15.9								$12,250
Bandelier Elementary	Public	K-5	3309 Pershing St SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 255-8744	387	31	12.5	99.0%	164 (42.4%)	4 (1.0%)	159 (41.1%)	8 (2.1%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	83.8	40^th of 345 public elementary schools	88.4%		91.8	28^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.2%	12	50.0			53.1	72.5	63.2				63.2	39.1	58.0	48.5				48.8	$8,498
Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2020	236	19	12.7	100.0%	87 (36.9%)	7 (3.0%)	107 (45.3%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	62	92^nd of 345 public elementary schools	73.3%		51.6	166^th of 413 public elementary schools	59.8%	74	36.4			57.1	61.1	44.1				54.3	28.6	36.1	41.2				35.2	$11,794
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
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3211 Monte Vista Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2030	379	27	14.0	99.7%	130 (34.3%)	8 (2.1%)	194 (51.2%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	66.4	85^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.6	65^th of 413 public elementary schools	84.3%	20	38.2			47.4	66.7	52.7				55.5	29.5	40.6	45.5				37.6	$7,341
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
Cien Aguas International	Public, Charter	K-8	2000 Randolph Rd. SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-0001	419	33	12.7	75.2%	43 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	365 (87.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	48.7	145^th of 345 public elementary schools	58.0%		56.2	143^rd of 413 public elementary schools	65.4%	2	28.6	28.9	28.7	61.0	55.6	52.4	48.9	67.4	53.3	56.3	26.8	22.2	28.6	25.5	23.3	26.7	25.5	$8,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary

How many students attend Whittier Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Whittier Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary?

Students at Whittier Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% White, 9% American Indian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whittier Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Highland High

What district is Whittier Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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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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