Is Onate Elementary a good school?

Yes! Onate Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 18 th of 435 New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Onate Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 264 students attended Onate Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Onate Elementary?

Students at Onate Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 42% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Onate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Onate Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jackson Middle

Onate Elementary

Summary:

Onate Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 264 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 10-20% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Onate Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with 69% of students proficient or better in Language Arts, 63% in Mathematics, and 62% in Science - all well above the state averages. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing 18th out of 435 elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Onate also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20 for female, male, Hispanic, and White students, as well as 9th out of 203 elementary schools for English Language Learners.

While Onate Elementary serves a relatively low-income student population, with 37.12% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's academic performance is still exceptional, ranking 69th out of 426 New Mexico elementary schools for low-socioeconomic status students. In comparison, nearby schools like McCollum Elementary, Apache Elementary, and Tomasita Elementary have significantly lower proficiency rates and rankings within the Albuquerque Public Schools district.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

12415 Brentwood Hills NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 291-6819

District: Albuquerque

SchoolDigger Rank:
18^th of 435 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,445

Students who attend Onate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Jackson Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 264

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

41.7%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Onate Elementary ranks better than 95.9% of elementary schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 8^th among 96 ranked elementary schools in the Albuquerque School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.92. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.7%), White (41.7%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Onate Elementary is 12.8. 49 elementary schools in the Albuquerque School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Onate Elementary employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Onate Elementary is $9,445. 54 elementary schools in the Albuquerque School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Onate Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Onate Elementary 18^th of 435 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Onate Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Albuquerque:

SchoolDigger ranks Albuquerque 78^th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Onate Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2005	84.35	40^th	389	89.7%
2006	83.50	46^th	390	88.2%
2007	70.21	99^th	398	75.1%
2008	73.81	76^th	405	81.2%
2009	74.54	80^th	411	80.5%
2010	76.28	77^th	419	81.6%
2011	79.48	64^th	402	84.1%
2012	69.81	99^th	398	75.1%
2013	69.15	111^th	412	73.1%
2014	84.69	41^st	442	90.7%
2015	85.60	38^th	421	91.0%
2016	91.05	17^th	410	95.9%
2017	77.31	57^th	374	84.8%
2018	82.61	42^nd	383	89.0%
2019	89.86	16^th	396	96.0%
2022	87.36	40^th	420	90.5%
2023	97.92	18^th	435	95.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	90.81	9^th	203	95.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.54	59^th	165	64.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	77.72	41^st	356	88.5%
2019	88.79	15^th	361	95.8%
2022	84.96	26^th	410	93.7%
2023	81.79	69^th	426	83.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	73.96	63^rd	339	81.4%
2019	79.29	39^th	343	88.6%
2022	86.96	27^th	395	93.2%
2023	97.76	16^th	390	95.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	86.81	19^th	333	94.3%
2019	93.45	8^th	337	97.6%
2022	77.99	48^th	392	87.8%
2023	97.32	20^th	414	95.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	64.08	10^th	40	75.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	72.95	57^th	329	82.7%
2019	82.42	28^th	320	91.3%
2022	77.46	38^th	389	90.2%
2023	96.65	16^th	395	95.9%

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Rank History for White students at Onate Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	79.12	24^th	187	87.2%
2019	86.30	14^th	199	93.0%
2022	76.20	43^rd	325	86.8%
2023	98.51	17^th	413	95.9%

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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Onate Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1990	384	18	8	73	9	n/a	n/a	492
1991	404	16	11	84	10	n/a	n/a	525
1992	382	16	14	85	11	n/a	n/a	508
1993	422	11	14	93	10	n/a	n/a	550
1994	437	8	14	96	8	n/a	n/a	563
1995	382	14	11	109	8	n/a	n/a	524
1996	382	14	11	109	8	n/a	n/a	524
1997	369	13	6	90	7	n/a	n/a	485
1998	319	6	2	103	4	n/a	n/a	434
1999	305	12	4	84	5	n/a	n/a	410
2000	272	12	5	93	8	n/a	n/a	390
2001	251	13	6	76	14	n/a	n/a	360
2002	215	17	8	80	15	n/a	n/a	335
2003	215	17	8	80	15	n/a	n/a	335
2004	204	15	6	87	12	n/a	n/a	324
2005	170	14	5	85	9	n/a	n/a	283
2006	164	10	7	85	12	n/a	n/a	278
2007	166	14	9	88	8	n/a	n/a	285
2008	180	12	10	87	9	n/a	n/a	298
2009	166	15	11	89	7	n/a	n/a	288
2010	150	8	7	93	7	0	2	267
2011	133	8	6	102	10	0	5	264
2012	118	6	5	111	12	0	8	260
2013	111	4	5	86	11	0	11	228
2014	92	6	4	99	8	0	11	220
2015	90	5	3	92	12	0	6	208
2016	83	3	5	90	6	0	9	196
2017	88	5	10	119	10	0	13	245
2018	107	6	14	99	9	0	9	244
2019	105	4	12	117	10	0	10	258
2020	108	3	11	104	6	0	17	249
2021	90	1	9	115	4	0	10	229
2022	117	1	14	129	2	0	9	272
2023	110	3	11	126	2	0	12	264

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Onate Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	492	23.3	21.1	n/a
1991	525	25.8	20.3	n/a
1992	508	29.2	17.3	8.1
1993	550	27.1	20.3	n/a
1994	563	30.5	18.5	n/a
1995	524	29.6	17.7	n/a
1996	524	29.6	17.7	n/a
1997	485	29.1	16.7	n/a
1998	434	25.0	17.4	n/a
1999	410	26.0	15.8	11
2000	390	24.4	16.0	13.1
2001	360	24.0	15.0	12.5
2002	335	24.1	13.9	19.1
2003	335	24.1	13.9	19.1
2004	324	25.7	12.6	24.4
2005	283	20.4	13.9	20.8
2006	278	20.2	13.8	22.3
2007	285	22.0	13.0	22.8
2008	298	25.5	11.7	24.8
2009	288	22.2	13.0	25.3
2010	267	17.2	15.5	36
2011	264	16.2	16.2	45.5
2012	260	16.3	15.9	51.2
2013	228	14.6	15.5	52.6
2014	220	14.1	15.5	55
2015	208	14.0	14.8	58.2
2016	196	13.0	15.0	48.5
2017	245	17.1	14.3	59.2
2018	244	17.1	14.2	46.3
2019	258	17.7	14.5	45
2020	249	19.0	13.0	36.1
2021	229	17.0	13.4	34.5
2022	272	19.5	13.9	31.3
2023	264	20.6	12.8	37.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Onate Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	492	23.3	21.1	n/a
1991	525	25.8	20.3	n/a
1992	508	29.2	17.3	8.1
1993	550	27.1	20.3	n/a
1994	563	30.5	18.5	n/a
1995	524	29.6	17.7	n/a
1996	524	29.6	17.7	n/a
1997	485	29.1	16.7	n/a
1998	434	25.0	17.4	n/a
1999	410	26.0	15.8	11
2000	390	24.4	16.0	13.1
2001	360	24.0	15.0	12.5
2002	335	24.1	13.9	19.1
2003	335	24.1	13.9	19.1
2004	324	25.7	12.6	24.4
2005	283	20.4	13.9	20.8
2006	278	20.2	13.8	22.3
2007	285	22.0	13.0	22.8
2008	298	25.5	11.7	24.8
2009	288	22.2	13.0	25.3
2010	267	17.2	15.5	36
2011	264	16.2	16.2	45.5
2012	260	16.3	15.9	51.2
2013	228	14.6	15.5	52.6
2014	220	14.1	15.5	55
2015	208	14.0	14.8	58.2
2016	196	13.0	15.0	48.5
2017	245	17.1	14.3	59.2
2018	244	17.1	14.2	46.3
2019	258	17.7	14.5	45
2020	249	19.0	13.0	36.1
2021	229	17.0	13.4	34.5
2022	272	19.5	13.9	31.3
2023	264	20.6	12.8	37.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Onate Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$9,445

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Onate Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 16^th of 396 Elementary schools	Ranks 18^th of 435 Elementary schools	0.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Language Arts (Onate Elementary)	51	63.4	12.4%
3rd Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)	24	32.5	8.5%
3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	30	31.8	1.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Onate Elementary)	60	45.2	14.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)	30	22.2	7.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	32	22.5	9.5%
4th Grade Language Arts (Onate Elementary)	58	51.1	6.9%
4th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)	27	37.3	10.3%
4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	30	35.2	5.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Onate Elementary)	58	44.7	13.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)	26	24.7	1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	27	24.5	2.5%
5th Grade Language Arts (Onate Elementary)	51	57.1	6.1%
5th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)	30	36	6%
5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	33	35.7	2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Onate Elementary)	32	48.6	16.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)	24	27.4	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	24	30.7	6.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	258	264	2.3%
African American	4	3	25%
American Indian	10	2	80%
Asian	12	11	8.3%
Hispanic	117	126	7.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	105	110	4.8%
Two or More Races	10	12	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45%	37.1%	7.8%

Schools Near Onate Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	NM Combined Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Mathematics All Grades	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 291-6819	264	21	12.8	37.1%	110 (41.7%)	3 (1.1%)	126 (47.7%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	97.9	18^th of 435 public elementary schools	95.9%		87.4	40^th of 420 public elementary schools	90.5%	22	69.0	63.0	62.0	$9,445
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	352	26	13.8	100.0%	73 (20.7%)	10 (2.8%)	188 (53.4%)	7 (2.0%)	60 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	28.5	315^th of 435 public elementary schools	27.6%		21.3	334^th of 420 public elementary schools	20.5%	19	27.0	14.0	32.0	$8,869
Matheson Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10809 Lexington Ave NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-5087	192	18	10.8	100.0%	50 (26.0%)	13 (6.8%)	107 (55.7%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	59.9	163^rd of 435 public elementary schools	62.5%		29.1	280^th of 420 public elementary schools	33.3%	117	45.0	27.0	32.0	$9,939
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-3010	316	27	11.8	100.0%	93 (29.4%)	10 (3.2%)	166 (52.5%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	44	230^th of 435 public elementary schools	47.1%		35.1	244^th of 420 public elementary schools	41.9%	14	39.0	20.0	24.0	$10,554
John Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	12015-B Tivoli St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 298-7486	443	33	13.5	35.9%	147 (33.2%)	22 (5.0%)	196 (44.2%)	10 (2.3%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	80.5	80^th of 435 public elementary schools	81.6%		64.6	108^th of 420 public elementary schools	74.3%	28	51.0	39.0	46.0	$8,477
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-5009	274	31	8.7	100.0%	87 (31.8%)	10 (3.6%)	140 (51.1%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	24.6	341^st of 435 public elementary schools	21.6%		21	340^th of 420 public elementary schools	19.0%	1	25.0	15.0	21.0	$17,772
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	288	22	13.2	100.0%	39 (13.5%)	15 (5.2%)	160 (55.6%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	18.7	378^th of 435 public elementary schools	13.1%		21.9	329^th of 420 public elementary schools	21.7%	49	19.0	9.0	33.0	$10,493
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4483	320	30	10.8	100.0%	59 (18.4%)	18 (5.6%)	191 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	24.6	342^nd of 435 public elementary schools	21.4%		15	372^nd of 420 public elementary schools	11.4%	30	26.0	16.0	14.0	$10,310
Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	10121 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-1937	267	20	13.5	100.0%	75 (28.1%)	8 (3.0%)	140 (52.4%)	8 (3.0%)	30 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	52.1	198^th of 435 public elementary schools	54.5%		39.5	222^nd of 420 public elementary schools	47.1%	24	44.0	21.0	31.0	$11,236
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6844	236	19	12.7	100.0%	28 (11.9%)	23 (9.7%)	150 (63.6%)	7 (3.0%)	21 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	11	417^th of 435 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.4	366^th of 420 public elementary schools	12.9%	51	14.0	8.0		$10,001

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