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What's the most underrated thing about GEORGE I SANCHEZ that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
997
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006001114
GEORGE I SANCHEZ
4050 118TH ST SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87121 · (505) 253-0300 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
997 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 173 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 75% smaller than its 8th grade class (221).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
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 →
Schools most like GEORGE I SANCHEZ
GEORGE I SANCHEZ's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE I SANCHEZ this school | 997 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 592 | 99.7% | 18.8% |
| MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 706 | 100.0% | 37.0% |
| TURQUOISE TRAIL CHARTER SCHOOL SANTA FE | 622 | 99.8% | 25.7% |
| PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 536 | 99.6% | 27.6% |
| NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOL SANTA FE | 629 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GEORGE I SANCHEZ ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #289 of 329 | #73 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #319 of 354 | #79 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #260 of 366 | #65 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #1 of 490 | #1 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #116 of 318 | #54 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #256 of 334 | #78 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #53 of 393 | #39 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.8% | #17 of 287 | #7 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
997
-185 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 997 | 81.3 | 12.3:1 | 100% (997) |
| 2023-24 | 1,099 | 71.9 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,221 | 77.8 | 15.7:1 | 100% (1,221) |
| 2020-21 | 1,182 | 83 | 14.2:1 | 100% (1,182) |
| 2017-18 | 1,840 | 96.7 | 19.0:1 | 100% (1,839) |
| 2015-16 | 932 | 52 | 17.9:1 | 78% (729) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GEORGE I SANCHEZ.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (1,840 to 997); teachers down 16% (96.7 to 81.3).
About GEORGE I SANCHEZ
GEORGE I SANCHEZ is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. It reported 997 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll about 287 students on average.
ALBUQUERQUE is the district for GEORGE I SANCHEZ. It has 172 schools and 74,800 students.
Hispanic students are 87% of those enrolled at GEORGE I SANCHEZ. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% White, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. In Bernalillo County overall, about 49% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at GEORGE I SANCHEZ are from different groups.
A staff of 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. It compares with 90% for public schools in Bernalillo County.
GEORGE I SANCHEZ earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for GEORGE I SANCHEZ is 33.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.5%.
The county, Bernalillo County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $69,473 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting GEORGE I SANCHEZ, Bernalillo County has 211 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HS is about 0.2 miles from GEORGE I SANCHEZ. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 25.0% proficiency; GEORGE I SANCHEZ posts 22.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school shrank from 1,182 students in 2020-21 to 997 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.2:1 to 12.3:1.
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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
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HS0.2 mi · 1,930
- RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 592
- ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER1.9 mi · 314
- SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL1.9 mi · 314
- CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 446
- TRUMAN MIDDLE2.3 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About GEORGE I SANCHEZWhat is the total enrollment at GEORGE I SANCHEZ?
GEORGE I SANCHEZ enrolls approximately 997 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does GEORGE I SANCHEZ serve?
GEORGE I SANCHEZ serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does GEORGE I SANCHEZ have?
GEORGE I SANCHEZ employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at GEORGE I SANCHEZ?
Student demographics at GEORGE I SANCHEZ are roughly 5% White, 87% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is GEORGE I SANCHEZ in?
GEORGE I SANCHEZ is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.