ALGODONES ELEMENTARY

ALGODONES ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school in ALGODONES, New Mexico, operated by BERNALILLO, teaches 184 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so ALGODONES ELEMENTARY sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

Within BERNALILLO, which oversees 11 schools and 2,761 students, ALGODONES ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ALGODONES ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White.

On the resource side, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Sandoval County) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,636, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), ALGODONES ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School, roughly 3.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

ALGODONES ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. ALGODONES ELEMENTARY's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 168 (now 184). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ALGODONES ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.