Helen Cordero Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Helen Cordero Primary in Albuquerque, New Mexico enrolled 445 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

470 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 445 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 35.5.

Students enrolled at Helen Cordero Primary by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234702023-244432024-25445
Students enrolled at Helen Cordero Primary by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234702023-244432024-25445
Students enrolled at Helen Cordero Primary by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234702023-244432024-25445
Students enrolled at Helen Cordero Primary by school year2022-23: 470, 2023-24: 443, 2024-25: 44502004006002022-234702023-244432024-25445
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347034.013.8
2023-2444336.612.1
2024-2544535.512.5

12.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools

Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Helen Cordero Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHelen Cordero Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Helen Cordero Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHelen Cordero Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Helen Cordero Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHelen Cordero Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 64.0; Helen Cordero Primary 12.5; state median 12.4.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherHelen Cordero Primary 12.5state median 12.4U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 255 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Helen Cordero Primary enrolled 382 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 255 of the 382 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent65.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.0% of students were Hispanic, 7.0% White, 5.2% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic84.0%
  2. White7.0%
  3. American Indian5.2%
  4. Black1.6%
  5. Two or more races1.6%
  6. Asian0.7%

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.

Elementary schools in Albuquerque

104 public elementary schools in Albuquerque report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
George I Sanchez99712.3100.0%
Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School86514.899.4%
Tierra Antigua Elementary69614.199.9%
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary59213.499.7%
Ventana Ranch Elementary57314.5100.0%
Dennis Chavez Elementary55011.699.5%
Painted Sky Elementary53611.899.6%
Christine Duncan Heritage Academy53414.171.0%

All public schools in Albuquerque →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Helen Cordero Primary

  1. Edward Gonzales ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 339 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Maryann Binford ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 460 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Helen Cordero Primary with Edward Gonzales ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Albuquerque Public Schools spends per student$15,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,108
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoHelen Cordero Primary is the number 80 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#80 of 443
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  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 Helen Cordero Primary

  1. How many students attend Helen Cordero Primary?
    445 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 470 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Albuquerque, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Cordero Primary?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Helen Cordero Primary a Title I school?
    Helen Cordero Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Helen Cordero Primary in?
    Albuquerque Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350006001043 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
  • 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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