Bernalillo High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bernalillo, New Mexico

Bernalillo High in Bernalillo, New Mexico enrolled 824 students in 2024-25 with 50.5 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

806 students in 2022-23, 856 students in 2023-24, 824 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.4 to 50.5.

Students enrolled at Bernalillo High by school year2022-23: 806, 2023-24: 856, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-238062023-248562024-25824
Students enrolled at Bernalillo High by school year2022-23: 806, 2023-24: 856, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-238062023-248562024-25824
Students enrolled at Bernalillo High by school year2022-23: 806, 2023-24: 856, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-238062023-248562024-25824
Students enrolled at Bernalillo High by school year2022-23: 806, 2023-24: 856, 2024-25: 82402505007501k2022-238062023-248562024-25824
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380656.414.3
2023-2485651.016.8
2024-2582450.516.3

16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 New Mexico high schools

Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Bernalillo High 16.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBernalillo High 16.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Bernalillo High 16.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBernalillo High 16.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Bernalillo High 16.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBernalillo High 16.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Bernalillo High 16.3; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBernalillo High 16.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 806 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bernalillo High enrolled 806 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 806 of the 806 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent95.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.9% of students were Hispanic, 42.7% American Indian, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic47.9%
  2. American Indian42.7%
  3. Two or more races6.8%
  4. White2.2%
  5. Black0.2%
  6. Asian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bernalillo High scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%19%33.8%
Math, 2022-235% or less8% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

81% of the 235 students in Bernalillo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate81%81%76.5%
Students in the class23523525,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Bernalillo High

  1. East Mountain High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 417 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Walatowa Charter HighThe next nearest public high school, 23 miles away: 34 students (2024-25).23 mi
  3. Compare Bernalillo High with East Mountain High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bernalillo Public Schools spends per student$19,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,085
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoBernalillo High is the number 40 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#40 of 211
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.16.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bernalillo High

  1. How many students attend Bernalillo High?
    824 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 806 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bernalillo, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernalillo High?
    16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bernalillo High a Title I school?
    Bernalillo High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Bernalillo High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bernalillo High scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bernalillo High?
    81% of the 235 students in Bernalillo High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bernalillo High in?
    Bernalillo Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350021000148 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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