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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000035
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY
1215 CERRILLOS RD SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121 · (505) 836-7738 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
444 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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
20%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
33.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY this school | 446 | 99.6% | 27.1% |
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY CHAPARRAL | 437 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY SANTA TERESA | 484 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
| HELEN CORDERO PRIMARY ALBUQUERQUE | 445 | 99.6% | N/A |
| MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 460 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| RAMIREZ THOMAS ELEMENTARY SANTA FE | 417 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
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 CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #230 of 329 | #58 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #230 of 354 | #55 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #246 of 366 | #60 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #78 of 490 | #22 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #28 of 318 | #15 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #272 of 334 | #84 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #246 of 393 | #62 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #64 of 287 | #36 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. 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
446
-123 (-22%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 446 | 46.1 | 9.7:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 45.2 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 46.2 | 11.3:1 | 100% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 43.2 | 15.9:1 | 100% (686) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 100% (728) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 52 | 16.6:1 | 100% (862) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 82% (603) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (687 to 446); teachers up 7% (43.2 to 46.1).
About CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is a public large elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. A federal count lists 446 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287, so this school runs 55% bigger than that.
Besides CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY, ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 other schools. The district enrolls 74,800 students.
About 89% of the student body at CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% White. Among people living in Bernalillo County, the Hispanic share is about 49%. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 46.1 full-time equivalents, or about 9.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.2 below the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Across public schools in Bernalillo County, the average is 90%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is -6.5 points: 27.1% actual, 33.5% predicted.
Bernalillo County has these Census figures: the median household income is $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernalillo County is home to 211 public schools and about 85,724 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, TRUMAN MIDDLE is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal data place CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 123 students since 2020-21, to 446. The school's ratio fell from 15.0:1 to 9.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- TRUMAN MIDDLE0.7 mi · 520
- SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 314
- EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 339
- HELEN CORDERO PRIMARY1.4 mi · 445
- MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 460
- RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About CARLOS REY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY?
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
Is CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY?
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY in?
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.