Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000043
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY
513 SIXTH ST NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87102 · (505) 848-9409 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
8.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
140 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
42%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
33.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
10.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY this school | 141 | 99.3% | 31.3% |
| EUGENE FIELD ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 113 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 159 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 174 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 241 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| COCHITI ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 247 | 99.6% | 28.6% |
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 LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #183 of 329 | #45 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #326 of 354 | #80 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #247 of 366 | #61 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #382 of 490 | #104 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #264 of 393 | #77 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #42 of 287 | #26 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
141
-59 (-29%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 141 | 17.6 | 8.0:1 | 99% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 18 | 8.5:1 | 100% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 17.2 | 10.3:1 | 100% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 100% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 15.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 71% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 63% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 79% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (231 to 141); teachers up 14% (15.5 to 17.6).
About LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY sits in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, and is classified as an elementary school. Total enrollment is 141 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in New Mexico have about 287 students on average; enrollment here is 51% lower.
ALBUQUERQUE runs 172 schools with a combined 74,800 students. LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY is one of them.
About 75% of the student body at LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 8% White, 7% Native American, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 49% of Bernalillo County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
There are 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 8.0:1. Across elementary schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is 12.9:1. Of all students at LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points above the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County.
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY is 2.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
In Bernalillo County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $69,473 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY, Bernalillo County has 211 public schools.
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile from ABQ SIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY, its nearest public school. LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 4.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 29% decline, from 200 to 141. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.8:1 to 8.0:1 over the same years.
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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
Other Lew Wallace Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lew Wallace Elementary. LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lew Wallace Elementary SchoolHammond, IN · 450 students
Nearby schools
- ABQ SIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 160
- SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 452
- AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 196
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE0.5 mi · 248
- ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY0.7 mi · 350
- LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY?
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 141 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY serve?
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY is approximately 8.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY?
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 8% White, 75% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY public or private?
LEW WALLACE 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.