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EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY

554 90TH ST SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121 · (505) 831-6214 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
339 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 311233%
Grade 412035%
Grade 510732%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
165%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
30189%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
103%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 1%
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
Male
17552%
Female
16448%

School pathway

Feeds from
HELEN CORDERO PRIMARYPK02
Based on grade levels within ALBUQUERQUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
32.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.9%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 22% 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 →

Where EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Bernalillo County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.0%#295 of 329#77 of 91
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.9%#292 of 354#67 of 96
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#267 of 366#68 of 101
Enrollment
ranked largest first
339#185 of 490#47 of 108
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#119 of 318#55 of 97
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.8%#264 of 334#80 of 97
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-43.0%#28 of 287#16 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
339
-256 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.8:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
89%
was 89%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2533927.512.3:1100% (339)
2023-243482712.9:1N/A
2022-2337627.813.6:1100% (376)
2017-1859540.314.8:1100% (595)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY.

About EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY

EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. It enrolls 339 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 3 through 5.

EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY is a school in ALBUQUERQUE. The district has 171 schools and 74,041 students.

Hispanic students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% White, 3% Native American, and 2% multiracial. Bernalillo County's residents are about 49% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY are from different groups.

There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY, which has 27.5. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 12.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 100%. That rate is above the 90% average among public schools in Bernalillo County.

EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY is 11.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.0% versus 33.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Mexico.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bernalillo County show that median household income comes to about $69,473, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 211, with about 85,724 students.

Measured in a straight line, HELEN CORDERO PRIMARY is about 0.1 miles from EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal counts for EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY: 595 students in 2017-18, 339 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher dropped from 14.8 in 2017-18 to 12.3 in 2024-25.

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Bernalillo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY
District
ALBUQUERQUE
Address
554 90TH ST SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121
Phone
(505) 831-6214
County
Bernalillo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
339
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
339 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
350006000896
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY
How many students attend EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY?
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 03-05.
Is EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY have?
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY are roughly 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY in?
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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