SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY

Located at 1800 72ND ST NW, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY is a sprawling elementary-level community that enrolls 507 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 77% above typical.

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

In terms of who attends, SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 10% White, 7% Native American, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

After controlling for student poverty, SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bernalillo County put median household income runs about $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is ALBUQUERQUE BILINGUAL ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 23.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 27%: 694 students in 2018 compared to 507 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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