Enrollment
187
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000113
TOMASITA ELEMENTARY
701 TOMASITA ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87123 · (505) 291-6844 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
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
10.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
187 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 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
53%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
33.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
16.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 TOMASITA ELEMENTARY
TOMASITA ELEMENTARY's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOMASITA ELEMENTARY this school | 187 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| MATHESON PARK ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 159 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| LOWELL ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 226 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 141 | 99.3% | 31.3% |
| UNIVERSITY HILLS ELEMENTARY LAS CRUCES | 363 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE | 334 | 98.5% | 24.4% |
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 TOMASITA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #189 of 329 | #48 of 91 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #263 of 354 | #61 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #249 of 366 | #62 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #344 of 490 | #99 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #39 of 393 | #25 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.2% | #12 of 287 | #5 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
187
-75 (-29%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 187 | 17.3 | 10.8:1 | 100% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 18.5 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 18.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 24.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 99% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 77% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 25 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOMASITA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (361 to 187); teachers down 30% (24.8 to 17.3).
About TOMASITA ELEMENTARY
In ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, TOMASITA ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 187 students. The average among elementary schools in New Mexico is roughly 287 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
A total of 172 schools make up ALBUQUERQUE, with 74,800 students enrolled.
A majority of students at TOMASITA ELEMENTARY, 67%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% White, 8% Native American, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 49%. By the diversity index, TOMASITA ELEMENTARY comes in at 53%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.8:1, with 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New Mexico is 12.9:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. Across public schools in Bernalillo County, the average is 90%.
Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, TOMASITA ELEMENTARY receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, TOMASITA ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 30.9% actual against 33.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Bernalillo County show that 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 school nearest to TOMASITA ELEMENTARY is KENNEDY MIDDLE, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, TOMASITA ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put TOMASITA ELEMENTARY inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 262 to 187. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (11.9:1).
The TOMASITA ELEMENTARY community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- KENNEDY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 296
- GILBERT L SENA CHARTER HS0.2 mi · 185
- MCCOLLUM ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 302
- MANZANO HIGH0.8 mi · 1,157
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 288
- PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS1.1 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About TOMASITA ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at TOMASITA ELEMENTARY?
TOMASITA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 187 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TOMASITA ELEMENTARY serve?
TOMASITA ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at TOMASITA ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at TOMASITA ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at TOMASITA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at TOMASITA ELEMENTARY are roughly 9% White, 67% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is TOMASITA ELEMENTARY public or private?
TOMASITA ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.