Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000094
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY
2700 MOUNTAIN RD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87104 · (505) 764-2008 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
8.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
174 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
29%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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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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REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY this school | 174 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 182 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| R.V.TRAYLOR ELEMENTARY LORDSBURG | 158 | 100.0% | N/A |
| ATRISCO ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 205 | 100.0% | 22.2% |
| COCHITI ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 247 | 99.6% | 28.6% |
| MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 241 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
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 REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #205 of 329 | #52 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #299 of 354 | #69 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #259 of 366 | #64 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #356 of 490 | #100 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 393 | #18 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.3% | #24 of 287 | #13 of 88 |
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
174
-29 (-14%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 174 | 19.9 | 8.7:1 | 100% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 100% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 207 | 20.5 | 10.1:1 | 100% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 21.4 | 14.4:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 99% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 90% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 29 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (307 to 174); teachers down 7% (21.4 to 19.9).
About REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. It has an enrollment of 174 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 287 students for elementary schools in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE is made up of 172 schools with 74,800 students in all.
The share of students at REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY who are Hispanic is 84%. The remaining students are 7% White, 4% Native American, and 3% Black. Among people living in Bernalillo County, the Hispanic share is about 49%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 8.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Bernalillo County average 90%.
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 33.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.6%.
In the surrounding county, Bernalillo County, median household income comes to about $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 211 public schools and about 85,724 students.
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 30.8% on proficiency, and REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY is below that at 28.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%. The school's ratio dropped from 12.7:1 to 8.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
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
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
- MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE0.9 mi · 219
- TIERRA ADENTRO0.9 mi · 257
- DURANES ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 34
- ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 285
- JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE1.2 mi · 420
- ALBUQUERQUE TALENT DEVELOPMENT CHARTER1.3 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY?
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY serve?
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY have?
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY?
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY?
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.