Zuni Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Zuni Elementary in Albuquerque, New Mexico enrolled 212 students in 2024-25 with 19.5 full-time teachers, 10.9 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
238 students in 2022-23, 226 students in 2023-24, 212 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.8 to 19.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 238 | 16.8 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 19.0 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 212 | 19.5 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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 221 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Zuni Elementary enrolled 221 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 221 of the 221 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent45.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
67.5% of students were Hispanic, 18.4% White, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.5%
- White18.4%
- Two or more races6.1%
- American Indian4.7%
- Black2.8%
- Asian0.5%
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 Zuni Elementary scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 | 30‑34% | 36% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 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 Zuni Elementary
- Ecademy K-8The nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 466 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Bel-Air ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 254 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Zuni Elementary with Ecademy K-8Students, 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 MexicoZuni Elementary is the number 308 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#308 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.10.9:1
- 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 Zuni Elementary
How many students attend Zuni Elementary?
212 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 238 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Albuquerque, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Zuni Elementary?
10.9 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 Zuni Elementary a Title I school?
Zuni Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Zuni Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Zuni Elementary scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Zuni Elementary in?
Albuquerque Public Schools, NCES district ID 3500060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350006000125 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.