Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000105
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY
21001 WYOMING SE KAFB EAST, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87116 · (505) 268-4356 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
280 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 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 86% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
65%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
57.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
35.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
Schools most like SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY this school | 280 | 100.0% | 46.5% |
| COLLET PARK ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 362 | 99.4% | 31.3% |
| BUENA VISTA ELEMENTARY ALAMOGORDO | 222 | 100.0% | 51.4% |
| YUCCA ELEMENTARY ALAMOGORDO | 179 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
| JOHN BAKER ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 404 | 99.0% | 58.6% |
| SOMBRA DEL MONTE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 202 | 100.0% | 36.4% |
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 SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #61 of 329 | #18 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #92 of 354 | #22 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #59 of 366 | #19 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #251 of 490 | #68 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #187 of 318 | #77 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #29 of 334 | #12 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #37 of 393 | #23 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.1% | #13 of 287 | #6 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
280
-60 (-18%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 280 | 20.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 21.5 | 13.9:1 | 41% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 22.4 | 15.6:1 | 30% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 25% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 30.1 | 17.6:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 45% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 41% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 36 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (529 to 280); teachers down 32% (30.1 to 20.5).
About SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 280 students enrolled.
ALBUQUERQUE is responsible for 172 schools, SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY included, with 74,800 students in all.
Enrollment at SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 42%. Other reported shares: 40% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY counts 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. Among elementary schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.9:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bernalillo County is 90%.
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.5%.
In the county around the school, Bernalillo County, median household income is about $69,473, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 211 public schools operate in Bernalillo County, serving about 85,724 students.
The nearest other public school, WHERRY ELEMENTARY, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY. By average proficiency, SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 340 to 280. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- WHERRY ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 240
- VAN BUREN MIDDLE1.1 mi · 344
- TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 334
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 288
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 334
- LA MESA ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY?
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY serve?
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY?
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 40% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY?
SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
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