Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000073
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY
1921 BYRON AV SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105 · (505) 877-2724 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
395 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
24.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
395
-58 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.1:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
95%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, operated by ALBUQUERQUE, serveing 395 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that educates 74,041 students overall.
On the student-mix side, KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY records that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 3% White. 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, On paper, KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.3%.
Across the wider county, Bernalillo County reports that median household income runs about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 29.4%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 453 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
On this page, the feed for KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. 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
- ERNIE PYLE MIDDLE0.2 mi · 409
- NEW AMERICA SCHOOL0.4 mi · 131
- RIO GRANDE HIGH0.5 mi · 1,475
- ATRISCO ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 205
- ALBUQUERQUE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL1.1 mi · 221
- ARMIJO ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About KIT CARSON ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY?
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY serve?
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY have?
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY are roughly 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY in?
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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