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Edmund G Ross Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Edmund G Ross Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 364 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.

Edmund G Ross Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the Albuquerque and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and White student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools. However, the school performs relatively better for Native American students, ranking in the top third of schools in the state. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Nearby schools, such as New Mexico International School, Hubert H Humphrey Elementary, and Altura Preparatory School, significantly outperform Edmund G Ross Elementary on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance has also been inconsistent over the years, suggesting a need for more effective and sustained improvement strategies.

343

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,803

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6700 Palomas NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

(505) 821-0185

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Edmund G Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Desert Ridge Middle
High:	La Cueva High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.6%

White:

16.6%

American Indian:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

263^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	24.5	263 of 345	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.2	188 of 413	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	253 of 435	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	236 of 420	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	241 of 396	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	223 of 383	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	259 of 374	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.5	282 of 410	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	261 of 421	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	330 of 442	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	281 of 412	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	277 of 398	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	296 of 402	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	269 of 419	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.6	139 of 411	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.9	172 of 405	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.9	174 of 398	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.1	141 of 390	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.9	170 of 389	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	59.0	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	150 of 191	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	135 of 203	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	162 of 398	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	250 of 390	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	198 of 395	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	245 of 343	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	220 of 339	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	192 of 255	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	209 of 384	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	317 of 395	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	229 of 389	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	288 of 320	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	237 of 329	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	246 of 325	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.0	141 of 356	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	223 of 426	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	185 of 410	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	181 of 361	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	171 of 356	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.8	172 of 397	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	250 of 414	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	255 of 392	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	207 of 337	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	216 of 333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	119 of 158	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	226 of 304	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	181 of 339	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	267 of 413	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	212 of 325	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	125 of 187	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)59th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)57th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)50th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 vs state

Science14%-16 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 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
Edmund G Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Palomas NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-0185	343	28	12.4	99.7%	57 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	225 (65.6%)	18 (5.2%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24.5	263^rd of 345 public elementary schools	23.8%		47.2	188^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.5%	75	13.6			38.6	42.1	37.9		39.4	19.3	19.3	13.6				17.2	$8,803
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-1810	550	48	11.5	99.5%	217 (39.5%)	4 (0.7%)	228 (41.5%)	50 (9.1%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	93.5	17^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.1%		96.7	20^th of 413 public elementary schools	95.2%	3	65.0			54.7	69.2	77.8		67.5	53.3	59.0	74.1				62.4	$10,419
Arroyo Del Oso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6504 Harper NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-9393	321	27	11.9	100.0%	69 (21.5%)	16 (5.0%)	155 (48.3%)	16 (5.0%)	39 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	33.9	209^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.4%		51.7	165^th of 413 public elementary schools	60.0%	44	27.7			32.1	39.5	40.4		37.1		25.6	31.9				22.4	$8,837
Altura Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	8650 Alameda Blvd Bldg 2b	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Altura Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5369	263	13	19.5	14.1%	90 (34.2%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (34.6%)	41 (15.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.9%)	99.9	1^st of 345 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.9	1^st of 413 public elementary schools	99.8%		91.4			90.9	92.3			94.1	84.1	87.2	91.4				87.3	$22,692
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Ventura NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 856-6578	510	39	13.2		197 (38.6%)	11 (2.2%)	146 (28.6%)	104 (20.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.5%)	98.1	6^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.3%		99	5^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	73.6			72.4	75.3	78.2		75.5	57.5	71.8	76.6				69.3	$7,120
New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	10.2%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	93.8	16^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.2	24^th of 413 public elementary schools	94.2%	8	76.8	85.0	79.0	80.4	69.2	91.1	70.7	81.1	42.9	55.8	85.7	61.0	87.0	70.0	64.5	$6,836
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Academy Hills Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-4981	465	32	14.5	99.6%	230 (49.5%)	10 (2.2%)	144 (31.0%)	40 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	97.1	10^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.1%		98	12^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.1%	2	59.3			80.5	77.1	69.2		75.4	72.4	74.3	67.0				71.0	$7,460
Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Alameda Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0070	212	15	14.2	98.6%	17 (8.0%)	2 (0.9%)	174 (82.1%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)	22.2					22.2		21.7							9.6	$10,165
Gov Bent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Hendrix Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9797	339	30	11.4	99.4%	50 (14.7%)	15 (4.4%)	189 (55.8%)	12 (3.5%)	54 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	6.1	344^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.8	400^th of 413 public elementary schools	3.1%	56				16.3	19.2	22.5		19.3							6.2	$9,959
Osuna Elementary	Public	K-5	4715 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4811	438	34	12.8	99.5%	143 (32.6%)	13 (3.0%)	197 (45.0%)	12 (2.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	73.9	61^st of 345 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.9	46^th of 413 public elementary schools	88.9%	15	34.9			48.8	67.1	56.3		57.1	45.1	35.6	57.8				45.7	$7,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Edmund G Ross Elementary

What district is Edmund G Ross Elementary in?

Albuquerque

What schools do graduates of Edmund G Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edmund G Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Desert Ridge Middle
High : La Cueva High

How many students attend Edmund G Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Edmund G Ross Elementary.

Is Edmund G Ross Elementary a good school?

Edmund G Ross Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Edmund G Ross Elementary?

Students at Edmund G Ross Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% American Indian, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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