Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000046
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY
1100 MACARTHUR RD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87107 · (505) 344-1482 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
241 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
38.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
28.6%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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
241
-5 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.0:1
% White
10%
was 15%
% Hispanic
82%
was 75%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY
Located at 1100 MACARTHUR RD NW, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY is a tight-knit elementary school that educates 241 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Within ALBUQUERQUE, which oversees 171 schools and 74,041 students, MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). The remainder comes out to 10% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).
MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY COMMUNITY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.0%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY has remained close to its prior level, going from 246 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 75% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.
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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
- MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 223
- MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 452
- CONTINUATION SCHOOL0.7 mi · 5
- LOS PUENTES CHARTER0.9 mi · 139
- GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 229
- ALVARADO ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About MACARTHUR ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY?
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-05.
Is MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY have?
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY are roughly 10% White, 82% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY?
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
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