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Placitas Elementary

Public Grades K-6

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Placitas Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bernalillo, New Mexico, serving 119 students in grades K-6. This high-performing school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Placitas Elementary significantly outperforms the Bernalillo district and the state of New Mexico in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.49% of Placitas Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.72% for the Bernalillo district and 44.19% for the state. In mathematics, 45.21% of Placitas Elementary students were proficient, compared to 15.3% for Bernalillo and 26.81% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Placitas Elementary outperforms nearby schools in the Bernalillo district, such as Wd Carroll Elementary and Algodones Elementary, it is interesting to note that some schools outside the district, like Explore Academy - Rio Rancho and San Antonito Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance. This suggests that factors beyond just the district may contribute to a school's success.

112

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,097

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5 Calle Del Carbon
Bernalillo, NM 87004

(505) 867-2488

District: Bernalillo

Students who attend Placitas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Spartan Learning Academy
High:	Bernalillo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

White:

32.1%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2014 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (58% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg24%

New Mexico avg35%

15^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	94.0	15 of 345	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	47 of 413	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	53 of 435	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	48 of 420	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	83 of 396	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	29 of 383	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	26 of 374	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	36 of 410	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	39 of 421	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	81.2	57 of 442	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	92.5	20 of 412	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	66.9	115 of 398	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	52.0	175 of 402	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	174 of 419	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.3	103 of 411	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	71 of 405	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	82 of 398	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	82 of 390	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	74.9	75 of 389	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	92.2	27 of 398	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	57 of 390	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	108 of 395	72.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	24 of 255	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	28 of 384	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	20 of 395	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.5	64 of 389	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	52 of 320	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	7 of 329	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	10 of 325	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	41 of 356	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	19 of 426	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	15 of 410	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	41 of 361	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	93.9	8 of 356	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	60 of 397	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	63 of 414	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	24 of 392	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	64 of 337	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	1 of 158	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 165	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 132	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	18 of 304	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	68.2	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	57 of 413	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	151 of 325	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)99th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2024)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)85th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+24 vs state

Science67%+37 vs state

Mathematics45%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, December 18, 2015

For the 2014-2015 school year, Placitas received an A rating with a total points of 96.64 of 105... Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, May 19, 2014

I have two children at this school and we have very high expectations of them academically. The faculty and staff of this school have met and exceeded our expectations. The school had a almost total replacement of the faculty and administrator two years back and it has done wonders for the school. Instead of taking kids out of this school and driving to Albuquerque to private schools (as was the trend >2 years ago), some families are now driving to Placitas to enroll their kids here. Close Quote

Schools Near Placitas Elementary

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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 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 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 All Grades	Total
Placitas Elementary	Public	K-6	5 Calle Del Carbon	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 867-2488	112	9	12.4	100.0%	36 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	94	15^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.7%		84.9	47^th of 413 public elementary schools	88.6%	32	66.7		57.1	76.9	70.8	73.3		68.5			66.7	66.7		45.2	$12,097
Algodones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1300 Hwy 313	Algodones	87001	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-2803	184	15	12.2	100.0%	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)			18.6					18.6							$11,202
Wd Carroll Elementary	Public	K-3	842 Camino Don Tomas	Bernalillo	87004	Sandoval County	Bernalillo	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 867-4441	399	32	12.4	100.0%	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	292 (73.2%)	3 (0.8%)	73 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)			35.4					35.4	22.2					22.2	$11,950
San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School	Public	K-8	711 Main Rd	San Felipe Pb	87001	Sandoval County	San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 867-3364	166	17	10.0	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Public, Charter	K-8	4321 Fulcrum Way NE Suite A	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Sandoval Academy Of Bilingual Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 771-0555	222	16	13.6	100.0%	27 (12.2%)	4 (1.8%)	178 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	43.9	173^rd of 345 public elementary schools	49.9%		57.9	139^th of 413 public elementary schools	66.3%	34		30.3	40.9	40.9	47.8	43.8		48.0			30.4			18.6	$7,858
Sandia Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Franklin Rd NE	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 338-2526	713	35	20.2		185 (25.9%)	17 (2.4%)	401 (56.2%)	18 (2.5%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.4%)	77.4	52^nd of 345 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.3	72^nd of 413 public elementary schools	82.6%	20	51.2		41.5	66.0	67.2			57.8	37.4	37.9	67.2			48.2	$9,047
Double Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8901 Lowell St NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-0187	526	36	14.7		282 (53.6%)	5 (1.0%)	162 (30.8%)	31 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	99	4^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.9	7^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	73.4		84.3	82.9	77.9			81.7	75.3	73.0	72.6			73.6	$7,285
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
Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Public, Charter	K-7	6090 Zenith Court	Rio Rancho	87144	Sandoval County	Explore Academy - Rio Rancho	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 306-5283	430	31	13.8	33.0%	150 (34.9%)	8 (1.9%)	201 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.1%)	64.8	88^th of 345 public elementary schools	74.5%		61.3	130^th of 413 public elementary schools	68.5%	42	40.5		60.9	67.7	59.5	61.0	50.0	58.9	34.8	38.7	27.0	28.8	25.9	30.3
San Antonito Elementary	Public	K-5	12555 N Hwy 14	Sandia Park	87047	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-3931	299	23	13.2	100.0%	174 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	84	38^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.0%		73.8	81^st of 413 public elementary schools	80.4%	43	61.1		64.7	71.2	72.7			69.7	37.3	33.9	60.0			43.6	$8,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Placitas Elementary

What schools do graduates of Placitas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Placitas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spartan Learning Academy
High : Bernalillo High

What district is Placitas Elementary in?

Bernalillo

What is the racial makeup of Placitas Elementary?

Students at Placitas Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 32% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

How many students attend Placitas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Placitas Elementary.

Is Placitas Elementary a good school?

Yes! Placitas Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

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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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