Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000099
LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY
7609 FOURTH ST NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107 · (505) 898-0794 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
8.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
194 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 | 24 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 100% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
32%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
27.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
16.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY
LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY this school | 194 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| LEA ELEMENTARY LOVINGTON | 231 | 100.0% | N/A |
| HAGERMAN ELEMENTARY HAGERMAN | 217 | 98.6% | 37.7% |
| PERALTA ELEMENTARY LOS LUNAS | 227 | 100.0% | 40.3% |
| GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 229 | 99.1% | 43.4% |
| NANCY LOPEZ ELEMENTARY ROSWELL | 190 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
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 LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #192 of 329 | #49 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #267 of 354 | #62 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #309 of 366 | #76 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #339 of 490 | #98 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 393 | #20 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #46 of 287 | #30 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
194
-46 (-19%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 194 | 23.8 | 8.2:1 | 100% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 23.4 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 22.5 | 10.0:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 22.1 | 14.3:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 80% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 57% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (315 to 194); teachers up 8% (22.1 to 23.8).
About LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY
In ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 194 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Mexico) has about 287 students.
ALBUQUERQUE operates 172 schools. Combined enrollment is 74,800 students.
The student body at LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY is 81% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 13% White and 4% Native American. Among people living in Bernalillo County, the Hispanic share is about 49%. LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 23.8 full-time equivalents, or about 8.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 4.7 below the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Compared with the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY is 33.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bernalillo County show that the median household income is $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 211 public schools in Bernalillo County, enrolling about 85,724 students in all.
The nearest public school is NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.0:1 to 8.2:1.
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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
Other Los Ranchos Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Los Ranchos Elementary. LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Los Ranchos ElementarySan Luis Obispo, CA · 521 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY0.3 mi · 280
- TAYLOR MIDDLE0.4 mi · 245
- TAFT MIDDLE1.1 mi · 243
- ALVARADO ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 258
- ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 212
- MISSION AVENUE ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARYHow large is LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY?
LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-05.
Is LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY are roughly 13% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY in?
LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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