Albuquerque, NM elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Altura Preparatory School (Charter)AlbuquerqueAltura Preparatory School91%53%Greatly Exceeds Expectations222
#2A+Double Eagle ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque76%63%Greatly Exceeds Expectations565
#3A+New Mexico International School (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque75%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations395
#4A+North Star ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque73%61%Greatly Exceeds Expectations546
#5A+Georgia Okeeffe ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque69%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations480
#6A+Hubert H Humphrey ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque69%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations480
#7A+S Y Jackson ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque69%54%Greatly Exceeds Expectations517
#8A+Dennis Chavez ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque65%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations580
#9AOnate ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque59%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations264
#10AJohn Baker ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque58%40%Greatly Exceeds Expectations443
#11AMontessori Elementary School (Charter)AlbuquerqueMontessori Elementary School58%36%Greatly Exceeds Expectations439
#12ACoral Community Charter (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque55%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations238
#13ABandelier ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque54%50%Meets Expectations453
#14AMontessori Of The Rio Grande (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque54%47%Exceeds Expectations215
#15A-Alvarado ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque49%42%Exceeds Expectations287
#16A-21st Century Public Academy (Charter)Albuquerque21st Century Public Academy47%43%Meets Expectations393
#17A-Horizon Academy West (Charter)AlbuquerqueHorizon Academy West46%18%Greatly Exceeds Expectations481
#18A-Osuna ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque46%45%Meets Expectations437
#19A-Sandia Base ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque45%29%Greatly Exceeds Expectations349
#20B+Griegos ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque44%41%Meets Expectations240
#21B+Monte Vista ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque44%49%Doesn't Meet Expectations426
#22B+Chamiza ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque43%36%Exceeds Expectations291
#23B+Coronado ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque43%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations308
#24B+Mountain Mahogany Community School (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque42%34%Exceeds Expectations224
#25B+Ventana Ranch ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque42%44%Meets Expectations641
#26B+Zia ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque42%41%Meets Expectations232
#27B+Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Collegiate Charter School41%32%Exceeds Expectations181
#28B+Alice King Community School (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque41%35%Exceeds Expectations451
#29B+Petroglyph ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque41%37%Meets Expectations471
#30BBellehaven ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque40%35%Exceeds Expectations234
#31BManzano Mesa ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque40%35%Exceeds Expectations540
#32BSierra Vista ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque38%31%Exceeds Expectations448
#33BCien Aguas International (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque37%30%Exceeds Expectations422
#34BComanche ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque37%44%Doesn't Meet Expectations322
#35BSunset View ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque37%35%Meets Expectations482
#36B-Tierra Antigua ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque36%43%Doesn't Meet Expectations799
#37B-Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative SchoolAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque36%31%Exceeds Expectations934
#38C+Marie M Hughes ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque33%30%Meets Expectations409
#39C+Sombra Del Monte ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque33%38%Doesn't Meet Expectations260
#40C+Matheson Park ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque32%33%Meets Expectations192
#41C+Seven Bar ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque32%30%Meets Expectations486
#42C+Mitchell ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque31%35%Doesn't Meet Expectations267
#43CCollet Park ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque30%34%Doesn't Meet Expectations316
#44CArroyo Del Oso ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque29%28%Meets Expectations297
#45CInez ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque29%39%Underperforms Expectations306
#46CMacarthur ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque29%23%Exceeds Expectations175
#47CCarlos Rey ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque27%30%Doesn't Meet Expectations523
#48CEast San Jose ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque27%29%Meets Expectations333
#49CLos Ranchos ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque27%29%Meets Expectations225
#50CMission Avenue ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque27%25%Meets Expectations362
#51CPainted Sky ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque27%30%Doesn't Meet Expectations620
#52C-Dolores Gonzales ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque26%30%Doesn't Meet Expectations308
#53C-Chaparral ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque25%30%Doesn't Meet Expectations527
#54C-Janet Kahn Fine Arts AcademyAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque25%31%Doesn't Meet Expectations320
#55C-Longfellow ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque25%33%Doesn't Meet Expectations167
#56C-Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts (Charter)Albuquerque25%24%Meets Expectations80
#57D+Cochiti ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque24%31%Doesn't Meet Expectations207
#58D+Edmund G Ross ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque23%33%Doesn't Meet Expectations405
#59D+Mccollum ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque23%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations274
#60D+Reginald Chavez ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque23%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations207
#61D+Mark Twain ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque22%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations273
#62D+Edward Gonzales ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque21%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations376
#63DAlamosa ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque21%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations376
#64DGeorge I SanchezAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque21%25%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,221
#65DSusie Rayos Marmon ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque21%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations582
#66DHawthorne ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations334
#67DKit Carson ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20%23%Meets Expectations362
#68DMaryann Binford ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations483
#69DMontezuma ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20%30%Underperforms Expectations357
#70DPajarito ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations347
#71DTomasita ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque20%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations236
#72DChristine Duncan Heritage Academy (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque19%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations406
#73DEcademy K-8Albuquerque19%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations747
#74D-Alameda ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque18%30%Underperforms Expectations235
#75D-Albuquerque Bilingual Academy (Charter)AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque Bilingual Academy18%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations379
#76D-Chelwood ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque18%26%Doesn't Meet Expectations352
#77D-Lew Wallace ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque18%31%Underperforms Expectations177
#78D-Rudolfo Anaya ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque18%27%Doesn't Meet Expectations592
#79D-Los Padillas ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque17%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations234
#80D-Zuni ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque17%31%Underperforms Expectations238
#81D-Atrisco ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque16%24%Doesn't Meet Expectations248
#82D-Barcelona ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque16%27%Underperforms Expectations246
#83D-Lavaland ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque15%22%Doesn't Meet Expectations420
#84FAdobe Acres ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque14%29%Underperforms Expectations306
#85FApache ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque14%29%Underperforms Expectations288
#86FBel Air ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque14%28%Underperforms Expectations252
#87FMountain View ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque14%25%Underperforms Expectations233
#88FHodgin ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque13%26%Underperforms Expectations425
#89FKirtland ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque13%29%Underperforms Expectations164
#90FValle Vista ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque13%25%Underperforms Expectations324
#91FEmerson ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque12%32%Underperforms Expectations358
#92FGov Bent ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque12%30%Underperforms Expectations321
#93FWhittier ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque12%27%Underperforms Expectations302
#94FArmijo ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque11%28%Underperforms Expectations249
#95FLowell ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque11%23%Underperforms Expectations246
#96FNavajo ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque11%28%Underperforms Expectations359
#97FWherry ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque11%29%Underperforms Expectations285
#98FEugene Field ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque10%33%Underperforms Expectations137
#99FLa Mesa ElementaryAlbuquerqueAlbuquerque10%24%Underperforms Expectations415

How Albuquerque, NM's elementary schools compare

A: 19B: 18C: 19D: 27F: 16

37% of the 99 ranked elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM earn an A or B (19 A grades, 18 B, 19 C, 27 D, 16 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 44 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (44% here, 70% nationally), and 27 exceed it. On average 32% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Altura Preparatory School (91% against 53%, A+), Horizon Academy West (46% against 18%, A-), New Mexico International School (75% against 48%, A+), Coral Community Charter (55% against 31%, A), Montessori Elementary School (58% against 36%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 25): Albuquerque (21).

The largest ranked elementary schools: George I Sanchez (1,221 students, D, #64), Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School (934 students, B-, #37), Tierra Antigua Elementary (799 students, B-, #36).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 8 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM that are not ranked

7 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (2)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

Not yet graded (5)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM, as grouped on its schools page; the New Mexico ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM

What is the best elementary school in Albuquerque, NM?

Altura Preparatory School in Albuquerque ranks first among the 99 ranked elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM with a SchoolGrade of A+, 91% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53%.

How are elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Albuquerque, NM have?

SchoolGrade grades 106 public elementary schools in Albuquerque, NM; 99 are ranked here and 7 are listed as not ranked.