MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY

Located at 3211 MONTE VISTA BLVD NE, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that hosts 379 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by ALBUQUERQUE. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that instructs 74,041 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 34% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

After controlling for student poverty, MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of +11.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Bernalillo County shows median household earnings sit near $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JEFFERSON MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.