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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