Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000894
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE
1650 GABALDON DR. N.W., ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87104 · (505) 842-5993 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- ATest 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
11.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
64%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
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NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
38.9%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
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MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE this school | 219 | 21.0% | 56.4% |
| ASPEN ELEMENTARY LOS ALAMOS | 428 | 17.1% | 60.6% |
| BARRANCA MESA ELEMENTARY LOS ALAMOS | 429 | 13.1% | 60.6% |
| CHAMISA ELEMENTARY WHITE ROCK | 301 | 13.3% | 67.2% |
| PINON ELEMENTARY WHITE ROCK | 350 | 6.0% | 68.3% |
| MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY LOS ALAMOS | 435 | 9.7% | 78.1% |
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 MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #28 of 329 | #11 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #74 of 354 | #17 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #10 of 366 | #4 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #310 of 490 | #89 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #90 of 318 | #40 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #36 of 334 | #17 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #384 of 393 | #99 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #54 of 57 | #7 of 8 |
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
219
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 219 | 18.7 | 11.7:1 | 21% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 18.1 | 12.1:1 | 43% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 16.9 | 12.8:1 | 14% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 2% (5) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 13 | 16.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (217 to 219); teachers up 44% (13 to 18.7).
About MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, is home to MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 219 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in New Mexico enroll around 287, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Federal data list 172 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, with 74,800 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is White, with 44% of students. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Compared with the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bernalillo County, the average is 90%.
On the allk12 Grade, MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE lands at A-, ahead of 78% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
In New Mexico, MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.4% actual against a predicted 52.4%.
The school is in Bernalillo County, where median household income comes to about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bernalillo County's 211 public schools enroll about 85,724 students and include MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE.
Of the public schools around it, MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is closest to DURANES ELEMENTARY, about 0.5 miles away. MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE's average proficiency of 56.4% compares with 27.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is a publicly funded charter school.
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE had 216 students in 2020-21 and 219 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.4:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
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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
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- 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
- DURANES ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 34
- REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 174
- ALBUQUERQUE TALENT DEVELOPMENT CHARTER1.0 mi · 119
- CHRISTINE DUNCAN HERITAGE ACADEMY1.0 mi · 534
- COCHITI ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 247
- TIERRA ADENTRO1.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDEHow large is MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE?
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE enrolls approximately 219 students in grades KG-05.
Is MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE have?
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE?
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE reports a student body of 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE in?
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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