Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000642
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
5401 HOMESTEAD CIR NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87120 · (505) 897-5174 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
106%
263 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
49.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
249
-185 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 15.7:1
% White
22%
was 32%
% Hispanic
66%
was 56%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, run under ALBUQUERQUE, enrolling 249 students in grades K through 5.
ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools in total, collectively educating 74,041 students. CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 22% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Roughly 106% of students at CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, census data for Bernalillo County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).
The closest other public school is L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY has declined 43%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 56% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.
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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
Nearby schools
- L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE0.6 mi · 491
- MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 417
- PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 498
- SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 407
- JAMES MONROE MIDDLE1.8 mi · 630
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGH2.0 mi · 2,089
Frequently asked questions
About CHAMIZA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY?
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 249 students in grades KG-05.
Is CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY have?
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY are roughly 22% White, 66% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY?
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.