Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000045
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY
900 ATLANTIC ST SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102 · (505) 764-2020 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
295 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
36.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-96 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.9:1
% White
10%
was 6%
% Hispanic
87%
was 91%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, part of ALBUQUERQUE, instructs 298 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that instructs 74,041 students overall.
Demographically, DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 10% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 26.8%.
In the area at large, census data for Bernalillo County shows median household earnings sit near $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).
Nearest neighbor: CORONADO ELEMENTARY, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 30.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY has shrank 24%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 298 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 91% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.
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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
- CORONADO ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 306
- SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 452
- AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 196
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE0.7 mi · 248
- SCHOOL ON WHEELS HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 65
- EUGENE FIELD ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARYHow many students attend DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY?
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY serve?
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY is approximately 9.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY?
At DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY?
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
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