Total enrollment
2,761
+42 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in BERNALILLO
New Mexico · 2,761 students · 4 cities
BERNALILLO runs the local public-school system inside New Mexico: 11 K-12 schools serving roughly 2,761 students, with 6 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in BERNALILLO
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BERNALILLO ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Mexico | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,761 | #21 of 50 | #3,486 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #18 of 50 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #15 of 49 | #2,403 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #3 of 49 | #7 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #8 of 37 | #1,842 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside BERNALILLO
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from PLACITAS ELEMENTARY at 65.9% proficient to BERNALILLO ELEMENTARY at 18.9%, a gap of 46.9 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 28 New Mexico districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 2,911 to 2,644 students (down 9%) and from 199 to 211 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNALILLO HIGH | Bernalillo | High | 09-12 | 824 |
| WD CARROLL ELEMENTARY | Bernalillo | Elementary | KG-03 | 399 |
| BERNALILLO ELEMENTARY | Bernalillo | Middle | 04-06 | 364 |
| SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY | Bernalillo | Middle | 07-08 | 276 |
| SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY | Santo Domingo Pueblo | Elementary | PK-05 | 206 |
| ALGODONES ELEMENTARY | Algodones | Elementary | PK-03 | 184 |
| COCHITI ELEMENTARY | Pena Blanca | Elementary | PK-05 | 153 |
| LA ESCUELITA EARLY CHILDHOOD | Bernalillo | Elementary | PK-PK | 117 |
| PLACITAS ELEMENTARY | Bernalillo | Elementary | KG-06 | 112 |
| SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE | Santo Domingo Pueblo | Middle | 06-08 | 74 |
| COCHITI MIDDLE | Pena Blanca | Middle | 06-08 | 52 |
About BERNALILLO
As a moderately sized district in New Mexico, BERNALILLO serves 2,761 students across 11 schools.
For a sense of the school types, BERNALILLO covers 6 elementary, 4 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 251 in this district, meaningfully below the New Mexico typical of 343.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in BERNALILLO has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,719 students to 2,761. BERNALILLO now counts 11 public schools, up from 10 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for BERNALILLO discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.