REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY

As a cozy primary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY works with 174 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Across the 171 schools in ALBUQUERQUE (74,041 students total), REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (84%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 7% White, 4% Native American, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 28.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put median household income runs about $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY is one.

MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 43% since 2018, when it stood at 307 (now 174). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 88% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.