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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000017
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY
24 PUBLIC SCHOOL RD, TIJERAS, NM 87059 · (505) 281-0880 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
367 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
34.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #117 of 329 | #32 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #101 of 354 | #27 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #145 of 366 | #39 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #149 of 490 | #40 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #100 of 318 | #48 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #87 of 334 | #39 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #267 of 393 | #79 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #167 of 287 | #65 of 88 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 31.1 | 11.9:1 | 99% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 31.1 | 13.0:1 | 70% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 28.6 | 14.4:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 35% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 29.2 | 15.6:1 | 51% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 51% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 51% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 42% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 29 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY.
About A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in TIJERAS, New Mexico, under ALBUQUERQUE. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 370 students. It has 29% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Mexico (about 287).
ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools with a combined 74,041 students. A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY is Hispanic: 54%. Other groups include 37% White and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY has 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1. At A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Bernalillo County averages 90%, lower than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.6%.
The county, Bernalillo County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 211, with about 85,724 students.
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is ROOSEVELT MIDDLE (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY. By average proficiency, A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY was 364 in 2020-21 and 370 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE0.2 mi · 401
- ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE5.9 mi · 1,005
- APACHE ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 341
- CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY6.4 mi · 309
- ONATE ELEMENTARY6.5 mi · 301
- MANZANO HIGH6.6 mi · 1,157
Frequently asked questions
About A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARYHow large is A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY?
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY serve?
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY are roughly 37% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY in?
A. MONTOYA ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.