Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000026
APACHE ELEMENTARY
12800 COPPER ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87123 · (505) 292-7735 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
337 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
63%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
25.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
7.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 →
Schools most like APACHE ELEMENTARY
APACHE ELEMENTARY's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| APACHE ELEMENTARY this school | 341 | 98.8% | 19.9% |
| CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 309 | 99.4% | 21.1% |
| SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 455 | 99.8% | 34.7% |
| MISSION AVENUE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 336 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
| GOV BENT ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 339 | 99.4% | 16.7% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 285 | 99.6% | 28.0% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where APACHE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #310 of 329 | #82 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #342 of 354 | #89 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #324 of 366 | #82 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #180 of 490 | #45 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #173 of 318 | #70 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #43 of 334 | #21 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #280 of 393 | #88 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #45 of 57 | #5 of 8 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
341
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 341 | 25.5 | 13.4:1 | 99% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 24.7 | 13.4:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 21.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 24.5 | 13.4:1 | 100% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 100% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 76% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 65% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for APACHE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (328 to 341); teachers up 4% (24.5 to 25.5).
About APACHE ELEMENTARY
As a mid-sized elementary school, APACHE ELEMENTARY serves students in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 341 students.
In ALBUQUERQUE, 172 schools enroll a combined 74,800 students.
The largest group at APACHE ELEMENTARY is Hispanic students, at 56%. Smaller groups are 16% White, 13% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is similar, at 12.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bernalillo County, the average is 90%.
APACHE ELEMENTARY earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.7% at APACHE ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.9%.
Census data for Bernalillo County show the median household earns about $69,473 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Bernalillo County number 211, with about 85,724 students.
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE sits about 0.6 miles from APACHE ELEMENTARY. APACHE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 34.1% proficiency; APACHE ELEMENTARY posts 19.9%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment rose 6% over 4 years, reaching 341 in 2024-25.
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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
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
Other Apache Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Apache Elementary. APACHE ELEMENTARY is the 4th largest of the 6.
- APACHE ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, NM · 375 students
- Apache Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 751 students
- Apache ElemOverland Park, KS · 526 students
- Apache Elementary SchoolApache, OK · 238 students
- Apache Elementary SchoolApache Junction, AZ · 6 students
Nearby schools
- ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE0.6 mi · 1,005
- MANZANO HIGH0.7 mi · 1,157
- CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 309
- TOMASITA ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 187
- KENNEDY MIDDLE1.3 mi · 296
- GILBERT L SENA CHARTER HS1.4 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About APACHE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at APACHE ELEMENTARY?
APACHE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does APACHE ELEMENTARY serve?
APACHE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at APACHE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at APACHE ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at APACHE ELEMENTARY?
At APACHE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 16% White, 56% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is APACHE ELEMENTARY public or private?
APACHE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.