NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY

Located at 9301 VENTURA NE, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY is a substantial elementary-level community that caters to 510 students (grades K through 5), operated by ALBUQUERQUE. Enrollment runs roughly 78% bigger than the state mean of about 287.

NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY is one of 171 schools operated by ALBUQUERQUE, a district that works with 74,041 students overall.

On demographics, NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bernalillo County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 640 (now 510). White enrollment moved from 46% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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