Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000037
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY
12701 CONSTITUTION AV NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112 · (505) 296-5655 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
307 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 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 63% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
63%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
26.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 309 | 99.4% | 21.1% |
| APACHE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 341 | 98.8% | 19.9% |
| GOV BENT ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 339 | 99.4% | 16.7% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 285 | 99.6% | 28.0% |
| SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 455 | 99.8% | 34.7% |
| MISSION AVENUE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 336 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
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 CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #304 of 329 | #78 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #316 of 354 | #77 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #311 of 366 | #78 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #221 of 490 | #55 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #53 of 318 | #24 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #42 of 334 | #20 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #263 of 393 | #76 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #33 of 287 | #20 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
309
-82 (-21%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 309 | 28.5 | 10.8:1 | 99% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 28.5 | 11.8:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 25.5 | 13.8:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 33.1 | 15.8:1 | 100% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 100% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 78% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 45% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 33 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (524 to 309); teachers down 14% (33.1 to 28.5).
About CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. The school counts 309 students across kindergarten through 5.
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY sits within ALBUQUERQUE, which has 172 schools and 74,800 students.
By race and ethnicity, CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is 56% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 16% White, 13% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. By the diversity index, CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY comes in at 63%.
With 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY was 10.8:1. The 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. It compares with 90% for public schools in Bernalillo County.
The allk12 Grade for CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is D. Compared with New Mexico public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 21.1% actual against 33.6% predicted.
Across Bernalillo County, median household income is about $69,473, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Bernalillo County number 211 and enroll about 85,724.
The next-closest public school is ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 21.1% against a local average of 37.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY had 391 students in 2020-21 and 309 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.
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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
- ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE0.6 mi · 1,005
- PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS0.7 mi · 448
- MANZANO HIGH0.7 mi · 1,157
- ONATE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 301
- APACHE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 341
- MCCOLLUM ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About CHELWOOD ELEMENTARYHow large is CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY?
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 309 students in grades KG-05.
Is CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is approximately 10.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY are roughly 16% White, 56% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY in?
CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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