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Chamiza Elementary

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Chamiza Elementary ranks 120 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Chamiza Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 269 students in grades K-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.

Chamiza Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. In 2024-2025, 49.63% of Chamiza students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. The school's performance in Mathematics is closer to the district and state averages. Chamiza's diverse student population includes notable performance among female, male, and Hispanic students, though the school's performance for students with special education needs is relatively lower.

Despite an increase in the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, from 40.38% in 2021-2022 to 68.4% in 2023-2024, Chamiza Elementary has maintained strong academic performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of New Mexico elementary schools in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, Chamiza generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Science.

249

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,588

Per pupil spending ?

105.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 Homestead Cir NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120

(505) 897-5174

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Chamiza Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	L.B. Johnson Middle
High:	Volcano Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

White:

21.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (40% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Mexico median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

120^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	54.2	120 of 345	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	105 of 413	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	157 of 435	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	96 of 420	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	184 of 396	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	236 of 383	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	144 of 374	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	80.3	61 of 410	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	50 of 421	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	98 of 442	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.8	80 of 412	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	84 of 398	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	94 of 402	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.7	39 of 419	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	30 of 411	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	86.6	37 of 405	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	40 of 398	89.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.3	33 of 390	91.5%	★★★★★
2005	85.6	37 of 389	90.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	101 of 398	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	120 of 390	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	92 of 395	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	173 of 343	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.3	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	65 of 255	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	44 of 384	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	124 of 395	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	68 of 389	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	177 of 320	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	212 of 329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	105 of 325	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	91 of 356	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	256 of 426	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	99 of 410	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	219 of 361	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	294 of 356	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	68.6	101 of 397	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	182 of 414	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	98 of 392	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	174 of 337	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	194 of 333	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	83.7	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	126 of 158	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	132 of 165	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	99 of 304	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	124 of 339	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	143 of 413	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	106 of 325	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	136 of 187	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)98th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)75th percentile~ school

Male (2024)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)45th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+23 vs state

English Language Arts50%+5 vs state

Mathematics27%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, October 7, 2011

I am very happy with the attention my daughters gets in class. Although budget cutting has led to larger than usual classrooms, the teacher still notes when my daughter is doing well as well as areas that could use improvement. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Chamiza Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Homestead Cir NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-5174	249	25	10.0	105.6%	54 (21.7%)	2 (0.8%)	164 (65.9%)	6 (2.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	54.2	120^th of 345 public elementary schools	65.2%		68	105^th of 413 public elementary schools	74.6%	15	52.2	42.6	57.1	52.2	49.6	16.7	31.4	34.8	26.7	$9,588
Marie M Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Mojave NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 897-3080	417	35	11.8	100.0%	59 (14.1%)	11 (2.6%)	311 (74.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	38.5	194^th of 345 public elementary schools	43.8%		35.9	239^th of 413 public elementary schools	42.1%	45	27.9	35.3	62.5	33.8	44.3	15.7	31.9	25.9	25.5	$9,677
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0923	498	39	12.7	99.8%	113 (22.7%)	17 (3.4%)	284 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.3	69^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.3%	22	28.6	53.2	60.8	52.4	55.8	30.7	40.5	41.3	37.7	$8,986
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-5	6121 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3254	407	25	16.2	100.0%	76 (18.7%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.6%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	52.7	127^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.2%		65.6	114^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.4%	13	29.5	42.1	51.4	52.6	48.7	31.6	24.3	43.6	33.5	$6,835
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10220 Paseo Del Norte NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0272	402	34	11.8	99.5%	81 (20.1%)	12 (3.0%)	268 (66.7%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	49.2	139^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.7%		54.7	151^st of 413 public elementary schools	63.4%	12	40.6	52.2	54.4	44.9	50.3	14.9	21.1	34.8	23.8	$8,847
Tierra Antigua Elementary	Public	K-5	8121 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3262	696	50	14.0	99.9%	184 (26.4%)	14 (2.0%)	409 (58.8%)	13 (1.9%)	26 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.9%)	48.9	144^th of 345 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.3	131^st of 413 public elementary schools	68.3%	13	28.9	48.8	50.0	39.4	45.9	29.1	32.3	36.5	32.7	$7,040
Ventana Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Ventana Village Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-7375	573	40	14.5	100.0%	142 (24.8%)	4 (0.7%)	361 (63.0%)	15 (2.6%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	59.8	100^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.0%		78	70^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.1%	30	39.0	52.2	47.6	58.0	52.5	28.3	25.2	49.0	34.2	$6,942
Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6325 Milne Rd NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-3301	523	45	11.5	99.4%	70 (13.4%)	15 (2.9%)	389 (74.4%)	10 (1.9%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	22.1	281^st of 345 public elementary schools	18.6%		31.4	264^th of 413 public elementary schools	36.1%	17	23.3	27.5	38.8	36.5	34.3	16.2	17.9	20.3	18.2	$11,491
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4412	258	22	11.7	100.0%	51 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	192 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.3	84^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.7%	21	51.1	58.5	67.7	46.8	56.5	32.1	41.9	48.9	40.5	$9,972
Seven Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Seven Bar Loop NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 899-2797	455	37	12.4	99.8%	96 (21.1%)	20 (4.4%)	278 (61.1%)	8 (1.8%)	36 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	42.7	180^th of 345 public elementary schools	47.8%		39.5	219^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.0%	39	22.8	41.3	56.7	31.7	42.1	32.0	33.3	31.7	32.2	$9,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Chamiza Elementary

What schools do graduates of Chamiza Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chamiza Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : L.B. Johnson Middle
High : Volcano Vista High

How many students attend Chamiza Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Chamiza Elementary.

What district is Chamiza Elementary in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Chamiza Elementary?

Students at Chamiza Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Is Chamiza Elementary a good school?

Chamiza Elementary ranks 120^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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