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What's the one class at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY every student should take?
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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006001018
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY
8121 RAINBOW BLVD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114 · (505) 792-3262 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
695 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
58%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
45.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
32.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY this school | 696 | 99.9% | 37.3% |
| CIELO AZUL ELEMENTARY RIO RANCHO | 640 | 100.0% | 33.3% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 704 | 100.0% | 41.8% |
| SIERRA VISTA PRIMARY RUIDOSO | 514 | 96.3% | N/A |
| VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 573 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
| SONOMA ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 660 | 99.8% | 49.4% |
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 TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #127 of 329 | #34 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #116 of 354 | #31 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #139 of 366 | #37 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #9 of 490 | #3 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #202 of 318 | #81 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #78 of 334 | #34 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #207 of 393 | #42 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #124 of 287 | #49 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
696
-53 (-7%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 696 | 49.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (695) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 48% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 48.8 | 16.4:1 | 26% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 23% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 51.4 | 18.0:1 | 24% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 47 | 19.4:1 | 24% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 28% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (925 to 696); teachers down 4% (51.4 to 49.5).
About TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY
Federal records list TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY as an elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 696 students. That puts enrollment 143% above the 287-student average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE is made up of 172 schools with 74,800 students in all.
Of every 100 students at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY, about 59 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 26% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Bernalillo County, the Hispanic share is about 49%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY has 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The gap from the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico is 1.2 students per teacher. At TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 90% average for public schools in Bernalillo County is 10 points.
Among New Mexico public elementary schools, TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.3%.
For the population of Bernalillo County, the median household earns about $69,473 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY shares Bernalillo County with 210 other public schools.
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY's nearest public school is TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (about 0.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 696, from 749 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is open to topics like 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
- TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 860
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGH0.5 mi · 2,089
- VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 573
- SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 407
- JAMES MONROE MIDDLE1.7 mi · 630
- COYOTE WILLOW FAMILY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARYHow large is TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY?
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 696 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY serve?
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.1:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY are roughly 26% White, 59% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY?
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is overseen by ALBUQUERQUE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.