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What's the one class at EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY every student should take?
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Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000647
EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY
6700 PALOMAS NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109 · (505) 821-0185 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
342 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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
39.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
17.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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
343
-114 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.5:1
% White
17%
was 23%
% Hispanic
66%
was 60%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY
EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY, a mid-tier elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, run under ALBUQUERQUE, serves 343 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
ALBUQUERQUE comprises 171 schools with combined enrollment of 74,041 students; EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY is among them.
Looking at the student body, EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 17% White, 8% Native American, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 25.5%, a residual of -8.0 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put median household earnings sit near $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CORRALES INTERNATIONAL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.6%.
EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY has fell 25%, going from 457 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 23% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- CORRALES INTERNATIONAL0.8 mi · 232
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP1.1 mi · 852
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP1.1 mi · 759
- EXPLORE ACADEMY1.1 mi · 1,413
- LA CUEVA HIGH1.3 mi · 1,826
- DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARYHow large is EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY?
EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY serve?
EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY?
At EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 17% White, 66% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY public or private?
EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.