Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000079
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY
2525 LOS PADILLAS RD SW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105 · (505) 877-0108 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%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
27.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
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 →
Where LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #264 of 329 | #66 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #298 of 354 | #68 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #297 of 366 | #72 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #330 of 490 | #96 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #14 of 318 | #6 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #306 of 334 | #92 of 97 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
202
+6 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
4%
was 3%
% Hispanic
94%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 202 | 24 | 8.4:1 | 100% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 28.3 | 7.3:1 | 100% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 25.3 | 9.2:1 | 100% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 100% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY.
About LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY serves students in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, as a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 202 students. By comparison, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll about 287 students on average.
ALBUQUERQUE, which runs LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY, has 171 schools and 74,041 students.
A large majority of enrollment at LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY is Hispanic, at 94%. Other reported shares: 4% White. Bernalillo County's residents are about 49% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY scores 11%.
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1. At LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County.
On BeatsExpectations, LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY is 8.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
Looking at the county, Bernalillo County, median household income comes to about $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 211, with about 85,724 students.
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is POLK MIDDLE (about 1.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 23.3%; LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY's is 25.1%, ranking 3rd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 202, from 196 in 2017-18. The school's ratio dropped from 13.1:1 to 8.4:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- POLK MIDDLE1.5 mi · 222
- PAJARITO ELEMENTARY3.1 mi · 301
- MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY4.0 mi · 233
- Isleta Elementary School4.2 mi · 93
- HARRISON MIDDLE4.5 mi · 265
- ADOBE ACRES ELEMENTARY4.7 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY?
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 202 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY serve?
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY is approximately 8.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY?
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY public or private?
LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
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