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
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
51%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
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 →
Where CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #160 of 354 | #38 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #108 of 366 | #31 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #273 of 490 | #77 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #32 of 318 | #17 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #117 of 334 | #48 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 106% | #1 of 393 | #1 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #29 of 287 | #17 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
249
-37 (-13%) vs 2020
-67% since 2000-01, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 249 | 24.8 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 20.1 | 13.4:1 | 68% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 21.6 | 13.5:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 26 | 11.0:1 | 35% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 27.6 | 15.7:1 | 42% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 45% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 31% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 14% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (434 to 249); teachers down 10% (27.6 to 24.8).
About CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is a public mid-sized elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 249 students.
Besides CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY, ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 other schools. The district enrolls 74,800 students.
About 66% of the student body at CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY is Hispanic. Other groups make up 22% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 49% of Bernalillo County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Its staff includes 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 2.9 students per teacher.
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
The school's county is Bernalillo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 211 public schools in the county, enrolling about 85,724, CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY among them.
L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 13% drop took enrollment from 286 in 2020-21 to 249 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.