MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY

Located at 5701 MOJAVE NW, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized primary school that instructs 417 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of ALBUQUERQUE. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 287.

Across the 171 schools in ALBUQUERQUE (74,041 students total), MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 14% White, 5% Native American, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. 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, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bernalillo County shows median household earnings sit near $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

Nearest neighbor: L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.4%.

MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY has decreased 17%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 417 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 66% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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