Reginald Chavez Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reginald Chavez Elementary in Albuquerque, New Mexico enrolled 174 students in 2024-25 with 19.9 full-time teachers, 8.7 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). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
207 students in 2022-23, 174 students in 2023-24, 174 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 19.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 207 | 20.5 | 10.1 |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 18.0 | 9.7 |
| 2024-25 | 174 | 19.9 | 8.7 |
8.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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.
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 196 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Reginald Chavez Elementary enrolled 196 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 196 of the 196 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent56.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.9% of students were Hispanic, 6.9% White, 4.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic83.9%
- White6.9%
- American Indian4.0%
- Black3.4%
- Two or more races1.7%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Reginald Chavez Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 36% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 25% (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.
Elementary schools in Albuquerque
104 public elementary schools in Albuquerque report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| George I Sanchez | 997 | 12.3 | 100.0% |
| Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School | 865 | 14.8 | 99.4% |
| Tierra Antigua Elementary | 696 | 14.1 | 99.9% |
| Rudolfo Anaya Elementary | 592 | 13.4 | 99.7% |
| Ventana Ranch Elementary | 573 | 14.5 | 100.0% |
| Dennis Chavez Elementary | 550 | 11.6 | 99.5% |
| Painted Sky Elementary | 536 | 11.8 | 99.6% |
| Christine Duncan Heritage Academy | 534 | 14.1 | 71.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Reginald Chavez Elementary
- Montessori of the Rio GrandeThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 219 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Duranes ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 34 students, 4.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Reginald Chavez Elementary with Montessori of the Rio GrandeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in New MexicoReginald Chavez Elementary is the number 346 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#346 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher8.7 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.8.7:1
- 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 Reginald Chavez Elementary
How many students attend Reginald Chavez Elementary?
174 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 207 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Albuquerque, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Reginald Chavez Elementary?
8.7 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.Is Reginald Chavez Elementary a Title I school?
Reginald Chavez Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Reginald Chavez Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Reginald Chavez Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.What district is Reginald Chavez Elementary in?
Albuquerque Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350006000094 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
- 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.