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Dennis Chavez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Dennis Chavez Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 550 students at 7500 Barstow NE in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights, inside Albuquerque Public Schools, a district ranked 55th of 87 in New Mexico. The school's own results look very different: in 2025-2026 it ranked 27th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), and it has earned 5 stars in nine of the last ten years, never falling out of the state's top 11%.

Proficiency runs roughly 20 points above state and district averages: 63.18% in language arts and 55.04% in math (NM Combined), versus about 43.5% and 25.7% district- and statewide, with math more than double the district rate and 5th-grade science (65.82%) about twice the state figure. The neighborhood is a performance hotspot — six of eleven nearby schools rank in the state's top 20 — so the school is strong but not the top of its block; Altura Preparatory School, Double Eagle Elementary, Hubert H Humphrey Elementary, and North Star Elementary all rank higher, while the two closest schools, Edmund G Ross Elementary and Arroyo Del Oso Elementary, sit 23–35 points lower in math. Staffing is a relative plus at 11.5:1, the second-lowest ratio among these neighbors.

Proficiency climbs steeply by grade — language arts 53.66% in 3rd, 68.35% in 4th, 76.25% in 5th; math 46.34%, 55.70%, 70.00% — making 3rd grade the internal weak link (still nearly double the district's math rate) and 5th grade the strength. The school ranks high for how well it serves specific groups: Native American students at the 94th–97th percentile, Hispanic students 6th of 255 in 2024-2025, low-income students at the 96th percentile, and English learners 10th of 223 in 2023-2024; special education is the exception, ranging from the 20th to the 84th percentile. One trend to watch: math fell from 66% (2023-24) to 57.26% (2025-26) while reading slipped only about two points. Reported free/reduced-lunch rates near 99% reflect meal-program accounting changes across nearby APS schools, not a change in who attends.

550

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,419

Per pupil spending ?

37.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

7500 Barstow NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

(505) 821-1810

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Dennis Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle
High:	La Cueva High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.5%

White:

39.5%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (62% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Albuquerque Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

27^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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
2026	89.0	27 of 346	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	17 of 345	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	20 of 413	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	28 of 435	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	45 of 420	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	15 of 396	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	20 of 383	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	95.7	13 of 374	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	10 of 410	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	15 of 421	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.5	27 of 442	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	19 of 412	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.4	16 of 398	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	94.5	16 of 402	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	95.4	6 of 419	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	95.7	8 of 411	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.1	17 of 405	95.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.0	4 of 398	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	96.4	6 of 390	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	97.3	5 of 389	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	76.9	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.0	10 of 223	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	35 of 191	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	17 of 203	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	24 of 252	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	13 of 398	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	27 of 390	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	46 of 395	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	18 of 343	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	11 of 339	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	22 of 273	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	6 of 255	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	25 of 384	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	30 of 395	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.7	56 of 389	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	35 of 320	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	13 of 329	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	25 of 256	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	15 of 356	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	53 of 426	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	45 of 410	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	129 of 361	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	66 of 356	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	36 of 251	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	26 of 397	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	27 of 414	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	49 of 392	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	16 of 337	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	28 of 333	91.6%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	51.8	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	75.2	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	8 of 91	91.2%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	93.3	5 of 90	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	4 of 92	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	3 of 99	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	54 of 158	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.9	27 of 165	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	30.5	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	30 of 304	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	21 of 304	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	21 of 339	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	33 of 413	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	65.0	87 of 325	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	28 of 199	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	29 of 187	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)76th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2023)67th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2024)66th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2022)52nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

Mathematics57%+29 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 13, 2011

The school is great, and the teachers are great.
The reason I gave the school 4 starts (not 5) is because
for some reason (must be politics, not related to the school
itself), they've changed 4 principals in 2 years now.
And that just does not seem to be right.
Again, may have nothing to do with the school. Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-1810	550	48	11.5	37.3%	217 (39.5%)	4 (0.7%)	228 (41.5%)	50 (9.1%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	89	27^th of 346 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.5	17^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.1%	10	65.8			53.7	68.4	76.3				66.0	46.3	55.7	70.0				57.3	$10,419
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	5.3%	90 (34.2%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (34.6%)	41 (15.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.9%)	99.8	1^st of 346 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.9	1^st of 345 public elementary schools	99.7%		82.1			≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 90%				≥ 98%	88.6	75.0	84.6				82.7	$22,692
Edmund G Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Palomas NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-0185	343	28	12.4	67.6%	57 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	225 (65.6%)	18 (5.2%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24	271^st of 346 public elementary schools	21.7%		24.5	263^rd of 345 public elementary schools	23.8%	8	34.0			28.9	30.9	42.0				34.0	15.6	20.0	26.0				20.7	$8,803
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Academy Hills Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-4981	465	32	14.5	28.2%	230 (49.5%)	10 (2.2%)	144 (31.0%)	40 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	97.5	5^th of 346 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.1	10^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.1%	5	78.2			72.2	83.9	87.0				81.4	61.1	55.9	76.9				64.2	$7,460
Arroyo Del Oso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6504 Harper NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-9393	321	27	11.9	63.2%	69 (21.5%)	16 (5.0%)	155 (48.3%)	16 (5.0%)	39 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	35.8	213^th of 346 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.9	209^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.4%	4	39.1			36.5	44.9	40.0				40.4	21.2	18.4	42.2				26.7	$8,837
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Ventura NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 856-6578	510	39	13.2	22.2%	197 (38.6%)	11 (2.2%)	146 (28.6%)	104 (20.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.5%)	96.4	9^th of 346 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.1	6^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	69.6			70.3	79.6	69.6				73.2	54.1	69.3	75.0				66.9	$7,120
Osuna Elementary	Public	K-5	4715 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4811	438	34	12.8	42.9%	143 (32.6%)	13 (3.0%)	197 (45.0%)	12 (2.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	78	51^st of 346 public elementary schools	85.3%		73.9	61^st of 345 public elementary schools	82.3%	10	36.0			60.3	71.6	61.3				64.8	46.0	38.3	64.0				49.3	$7,895
New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	9.7%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	91.8	20^th of 346 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.8	16^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.4%	4	72.0	65.2	69.9	76.3	88.2	84.0	66.7	81.8	≥ 90%	81.4	39.0	51.0	64.0	66.7	69.7	47.8	55.2	$6,836
Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 San Victorio NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 293-4259	504	38	13.4	29.6%	251 (49.8%)	10 (2.0%)	145 (28.8%)	39 (7.7%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	95.8	12^th of 346 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.1	8^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.7%	4	58.6			71.6	76.5	73.6				73.8	56.8	68.3	73.6				65.9	$7,956
Double Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8901 Lowell St NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-0187	526	36	14.7	16.9%	282 (53.6%)	5 (1.0%)	162 (30.8%)	31 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	97.7	4^th of 346 public elementary schools	98.8%		99	4^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.8%		60.6			80.7	94.6	76.0				83.5	69.3	81.5	70.2				73.6	$7,285

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