MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE

MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE operates as an intimate elementary campus in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, operated by ALBUQUERQUE. Current enrollment sits at 219 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE sits 24% below that benchmark.

Across the 171 schools in ALBUQUERQUE (74,041 students total), MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE records that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Native American, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 56.4%, a residual of +4.0 points.

In the area at large, Bernalillo County reports that median household income runs about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is one.

Nearest neighbor: DURANES ELEMENTARY, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 217 (now 219). White enrollment moved from 56% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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