CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY

CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is one of the heavily attended elementary-level communitys in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE, with 446 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 55% larger than typical.

Within ALBUQUERQUE, which oversees 171 schools and 74,041 students, CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 5% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 27.1%.

In the surrounding community, Bernalillo County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

TRUMAN MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 24.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 35%: 687 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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