TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY

TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is one of the well-populated elementary schools in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE, with 696 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 143% bigger than typical.

ALBUQUERQUE comprises 171 schools with combined enrollment of 74,041 students; TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 26% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,473, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY is one.

TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY has contracted 25%, going from 925 students in 2018 to 696 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.