MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY

MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE, with 330 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools in total, collectively educating 74,041 students. MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 16% White, 8% Native American, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 20.5%.

Around the school, Bernalillo County reports that median household income runs about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: 21ST CENTURY PUBLIC ACADEMY, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.1%.

MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 330 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.