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Bernalillo Schools
Bernalillo is a public school district in New Mexico, based in Sandoval County (Bernalillo). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bernalillo on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bernalillo
10 of 11 schools in Bernalillo carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 3D: 4F: 2
Best schools in Bernalillo
Statewide rankings: all 155 high schools in New Mexico · all 143 middle schools in New Mexico · all 412 elementary schools in New Mexico
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Placitas Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Wd Carroll Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Bernalillo Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Cochiti Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Santo Domingo Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Bernalillo Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Santo Domingo Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Bernalillo High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Cochiti Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Algodones Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Bernalillo
High schools (1)
- D- Bernalillo High, Bernalillo
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C- Bernalillo Middle, Bernalillo
- C- Cochiti Middle, Pena Blanca
- D+ Santo Domingo Middle, Santo Domingo Pueblo
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- F Algodones Elementary, Algodones
- D- Bernalillo Elementary, Bernalillo
- F Cochiti Elementary, Pena Blanca
- La Escuelita Early Childhood, Bernalillo
- A Placitas Elementary, Bernalillo
- D- Santo Domingo Elementary, Santo Domingo Pueblo
- C Wd Carroll Elementary, Bernalillo
Where Bernalillo schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Bernalillo (6)
- Pena Blanca (2)
- Santo Domingo Pueblo (2)
- Algodones (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Mexico
- County: Sandoval County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,852 students with 242 full-time-equivalent teachers and 448 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3500210
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Rio Rancho (21 schools, 21 mi)
- Jemez Valley (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Santa Fe (29 schools, 26 mi)
- Los Alamos (8 schools, 29 mi)
- Albuquerque (172 schools, 32 mi)
- Pojoaque (5 schools, 37 mi)
- Moriarty-Edgewood (7 schools, 39 mi)
- Espanola (13 schools, 48 mi)
Questions about Bernalillo
How many schools are in Bernalillo?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Bernalillo, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bernalillo serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bernalillo, Pena Blanca, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Algodones.
How good are the schools in Bernalillo?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 23.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.7%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bernalillo?
2,852 students were enrolled in Bernalillo in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bernalillo?
Bernalillo is in New Mexico, based in Sandoval County, with its district office in Bernalillo. Its boundary covers about 644 sq mi.