ZIA ELEMENTARY

ZIA ELEMENTARY, a low-enrollment K-5 school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, one of the schools within ALBUQUERQUE, educates 236 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, ZIA ELEMENTARY shows that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 37% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bernalillo County as a whole.

On the resource side, ZIA ELEMENTARY records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ZIA ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Bernalillo County shows median household income runs about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. ZIA ELEMENTARY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ZIA ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.3%.

ZIA ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 30%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 45% across the same window.

On this page, members of the ZIA ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.