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Edward Gonzales Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Edward Gonzales Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 348 students in grades 3-5. 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.

Edward Gonzales Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, only 31.95% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.91%, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with particularly low performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students.

The nearby schools in Albuquerque, such as Navajo Elementary, Alamosa Elementary, and Rudolfo Anaya Elementary, also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools. However, some nearby schools, like Painted Sky Elementary and Carlos Rey Elementary, perform slightly better than Edward Gonzales Elementary. The only outlier is Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts, a public charter school, which has significantly better performance in English Language Arts than the other schools in the area.

339

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,958

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

554 90th St SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 831-6214

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Edward Gonzales Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jimmy Carter Middle
High:	West Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.8%

White:

4.7%

American Indian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

314^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^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	16.9	314 of 345	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	345 of 413	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	320 of 435	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	365 of 420	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	383 of 396	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	366 of 383	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	369 of 374	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	361 of 410	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	304 of 421	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	346 of 442	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.5	344 of 412	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	299 of 398	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	270 of 402	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.2	329 of 419	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	321 of 411	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	353 of 405	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	365 of 398	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.0	342 of 390	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.6	359 of 389	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	211 of 223	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	126 of 191	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	189 of 203	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	98 of 98	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	333 of 398	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	348 of 390	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	333 of 395	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	339 of 343	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	232 of 255	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	333 of 384	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	279 of 395	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	322 of 389	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	316 of 320	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	318 of 329	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	294 of 325	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	287 of 356	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	300 of 426	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	326 of 410	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	347 of 361	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	340 of 356	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	340 of 397	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	276 of 414	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	328 of 392	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	330 of 333	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	43 of 50	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	56.3	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	157 of 158	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	291 of 304	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	295 of 339	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	323 of 413	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)64th percentile+51 vs school

Native American (2022)26th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile~ school

Male (2024)14th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)14th percentile~ school

African American (2022)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 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-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 All Grades	Total
Edward Gonzales Elementary	Public	3-5	554 90th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-6214	339	28	12.3	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	4 (1.2%)	301 (88.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	16.9	314^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.0%		18.4	345^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.5%	31	18.3		20.5	40.2	34.6				32.0	11.6	13.9	16.4		13.9	$8,958
Helen Cordero Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	8800 Eucariz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-5830	445	36	12.5	99.6%	31 (7.0%)	7 (1.6%)	374 (84.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)															$9,006
Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	460	42	11.0	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.7%)	427 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.3	264^th of 345 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.6	368^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.9%	104	12.5		40.6	27.4	36.1				34.6	20.3				12.2	$8,699
Carlos Rey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Cerrillos Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7738	446	46	9.6	99.6%	23 (5.2%)	8 (1.8%)	399 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	24.9	261^st of 345 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.8	333^rd of 413 public elementary schools	19.4%	72	26.9		30.7	31.1	40.3				33.8	13.3	14.9	32.8		19.9	$8,492
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	203	14	14.5	98.0%	22 (10.8%)	4 (2.0%)	155 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	25.6	255^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.1%		31	268^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.1%	13		25.9	26.3			42.3	54.2	29.6	36.5				26.9	13.0
Alamosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Sunset Gardens Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0288	382	36	10.6	99.7%	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	348 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.2	287^th of 345 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.5	344^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.7%	57	16.9		24.6	15.6	36.9				25.8	15.8		35.4		18.8	$9,495
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	44	13.3	99.7%	32 (5.4%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.1	333^rd of 345 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.3	363^rd of 413 public elementary schools	12.1%	30	11.5		21.9	31.0	28.7				27.0	11.5	9.2	21.8		14.1	$8,862
Painted Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Gavin Dr NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7763	536	46	11.7	99.6%	43 (8.0%)	12 (2.2%)	436 (81.3%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	26.7	244^th of 345 public elementary schools	29.3%		31	269^th of 413 public elementary schools	34.9%	25	23.2		34.4	33.8	40.0				36.2	21.5	16.9	25.3		21.5	$8,854
Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	205	29	7.0	100.0%	14 (6.8%)	6 (2.9%)	182 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.4	306^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.3%		10.5	386^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.5%	80			29.6		26.7				20.2			22.6		11.8	$11,543
Lavaland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 57th St NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-4911	369	33	11.1	100.0%	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	329 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	11.5	335^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.9%		10	388^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.1%	53	21.7		13.2	22.9	25.0				20.5						$8,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward Gonzales Elementary

Is Edward Gonzales Elementary a good school?

Edward Gonzales Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Edward Gonzales Elementary attend?

Students who attend Edward Gonzales Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jimmy Carter Middle
High : West Mesa High

What is the racial makeup of Edward Gonzales Elementary?

Students at Edward Gonzales Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Edward Gonzales Elementary in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Edward Gonzales Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Edward Gonzales Elementary.

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