VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY

VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, part of ALBUQUERQUE, with 259 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

ALBUQUERQUE runs 171 schools in total, collectively educating 74,041 students. VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY reports that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% White, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY is in the bottom 10% of New Mexico public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.4%; VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY posts 18.2%, -15.2 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bernalillo County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

ALBUQUERQUE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 50%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.