CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary campus in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY works with 309 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE.

ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools in total, collectively educating 74,041 students. CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 16% White, 13% Native American, 8% multiracial, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bernalillo County) reports that median household income runs about $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), CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 41%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 26% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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