Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBUQUERQUE·NCES 350006000121
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY
1110 QUINCY ST SE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108 · (505) 255-2008 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
302 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
19.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
7.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-18 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 16.3:1
% White
10%
was 13%
% Hispanic
61%
was 65%
% Black
14%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WHITTIER ELEMENTARY
As a moderately sized elementary-level community in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, WHITTIER ELEMENTARY educates 307 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ALBUQUERQUE.
Within ALBUQUERQUE, which oversees 171 schools and 74,041 students, WHITTIER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, WHITTIER ELEMENTARY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 14% Black, 10% White, 9% Native American, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WHITTIER ELEMENTARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.8%; this one comes in at 17.7%, -16.1 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, Bernalillo County reports that median household income runs about $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. WHITTIER ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).
The closest other public school is CESAR CHAVEZ COMMUNITY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WHITTIER ELEMENTARY. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHITTIER ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.4%.
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.
Five-year trend. WHITTIER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 307). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 9% to 14%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- CESAR CHAVEZ COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 181
- VOZ COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 134
- WILSON MIDDLE0.6 mi · 359
- HIGHLAND HIGH0.7 mi · 1,144
- HIGHLAND AUTISM CENTER0.8 mi · 15
- CORAL COMMUNITY CHARTER1.0 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About WHITTIER ELEMENTARYHow large is WHITTIER ELEMENTARY?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WHITTIER ELEMENTARY serve?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WHITTIER ELEMENTARY have?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY are roughly 10% White, 61% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is WHITTIER ELEMENTARY public or private?
WHITTIER 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.