C+
Albuquerque Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Albuquerque, Corrales, Edgewood, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and Tijeras, and parts of Rio Rancho.
Albuquerque’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New Mexico school districts
Students
73,992
Schools
170
Spent per student
$17,449
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$632.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Albuquerque Public Schools
- Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of New Mexico districts
- Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020–21
- Debt of $632.7M, about $8,550 per student
The School Grade
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 40% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
BGraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
CThe towns it serves, and their School Grades
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Albuquerque. Grade by grade →
PK–571 elementary schoolsThis district
6–825 middle schoolsThis district
9–1214 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NM
2021–22 · class of 2023Math proficiency25%
State average 24.5% · 39,284 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 33.8% · 39,224 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 76.5% · 7,019 in the class
92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,449 per student · 1% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 64%Federal 21%
Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
82,081’20
80,793’21
78,866’22
76,103’23
73,992’24
Down 9.9% since 2020–21.
Students
Hispanic 67%White 19%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
170 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.
Eldorado High
A+1,579 students15:1
Manzano High
B1,157 students13:1
George I Sanchez
997 students12:1
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary
592 students13:1
Ventana Ranch Elementary
573 students15:1
Dennis Chavez Elementary
550 students12:1
Painted Sky Elementary
536 students12:1
Christine Duncan Heritage Academy
534 students14:1
Double Eagle Elementary
526 students15:1
Chaparral Elementary
523 students12:1
Manzano Mesa Elementary
507 students13:1
Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary
507 students12:1
Petroglyph Elementary
498 students13:1
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary
465 students15:1
Maryann Binford Elementary
460 students11:1
Carlos Rey Elementary
446 students10:1
Helen Cordero Primary
445 students12:1
Marie M Hughes Elementary
417 students12:1
La Mesa Elementary
415 students12:1
Sierra Vista Elementary
402 students12:1
Kit Carson Elementary
395 students12:1
Hodgin Elementary
392 students10:1
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy
389 students11:1
Alamosa Elementary
382 students11:1
Monte Vista Elementary
379 students14:1
A. Montoya Elementary
370 students12:1
Lavaland Elementary
369 students11:1
Collet Park Elementary
362 students12:1
Navajo Elementary
344 students13:1
Edmund G Ross Elementary
343 students12:1
Apache Elementary
341 students13:1
Gov Bent Elementary
339 students11:1
Mission Avenue Elementary
336 students12:1
Emerson Elementary
334 students11:1
Montezuma Elementary
330 students12:1
Comanche Elementary
325 students11:1
Arroyo del Oso Elementary
321 students12:1
East San Jose Elementary
317 students9:1
Inez Elementary
309 students9:1
Whittier Elementary
307 students11:1
Adobe Acres Elementary
303 students14:1
McCollum Elementary
302 students8:1
Onate Elementary
301 students14:1
Pajarito Elementary
301 students8:1
Dolores Gonzales Elementary
298 students9:1
Hawthorne Elementary
288 students9:1
Mark Twain Elementary
285 students8:1
Sandia Base Elementary
280 students14:1
The International School at Mesa del Sol
B278 students7:1
Armijo Elementary
260 students12:1
Valle Vista Elementary
259 students9:1
Alvarado Elementary
258 students12:1
Bel-Air Elementary
254 students10:1
Cochiti Elementary
247 students11:1
Coral Community Charter
B241 students14:1
Macarthur Elementary
241 students10:1
Wherry Elementary
240 students12:1
Zia Elementary
236 students13:1
Mitchell Elementary
233 students11:1
Mountain View Elementary
233 students11:1
Lowell Elementary
226 students8:1
Bellehaven Elementary
216 students9:1
Alameda Elementary
212 students14:1
Zuni Elementary
212 students11:1
Atrisco Elementary
205 students7:1
Barcelona Elementary
202 students10:1
Los Padillas Elementary
202 students8:1
Sombra del Monte Elementary
202 students11:1
Los Ranchos Elementary
194 students8:1
Tomasita Elementary
187 students11:1
Reginald Chavez Elementary
174 students9:1
Longfellow Elementary
168 students9:1
Kirtland Elementary
162 students7:1
Matheson Park Elementary
159 students10:1
Eugene Field Elementary
113 students10:1
Duranes Elementary
34 students4:1
Highland Autism Center
15 students1:1
Continuation School
5 students2:1
Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School
865 students15:1
Tierra Antigua Elementary
696 students14:1
S. Y. Jackson Elementary
519 students13:1
North Star Elementary
510 students13:1
Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary
504 students13:1
Ecademy K-8
466 students10:1
Seven Bar Elementary
455 students12:1
Osuna Elementary
438 students13:1
New Mexico International School
432 students14:1
Native American Community Academy
428 students7:1
Cien Aguas International
419 students13:1
Sunset View Elementary
407 students16:1
John Baker Elementary
404 students13:1
Bandelier Elementary
387 students13:1
Alice King Community School
384 students10:1
Corrales Elementary
378 students13:1
El Camino Real Academy
342 students13:1
Chelwood Elementary
309 students11:1
Coronado Elementary
306 students14:1
San Antonito Elementary
299 students13:1
Desert Willow Family School
289 students16:1
Coyote Willow Family School
280 students16:1
Chamiza Elementary
249 students10:1
Corrales International
232 students12:1
Griegos Elementary
229 students12:1
Mountain Mahogany Community School
223 students11:1
Montessori of the Rio Grande
219 students12:1
Lew Wallace Elementary
141 students8:1
Edward Gonzales Elementary
339 students12:1
Tony Hillerman Middle School
860 students14:1
Desert Ridge Middle
801 students13:1
Eisenhower Middle
740 students13:1
James Monroe Middle
630 students12:1
Jefferson Middle
615 students12:1
South Valley Academy
D−604 students12:1
Madison Middle
532 students13:1
Truman Middle
520 students10:1
L.B. Johnson Middle
491 students10:1
Cleveland Middle
474 students12:1
Public Academy for Performing Arts
B448 students15:1
Jimmy Carter Middle
436 students11:1
McKinley Middle
434 students10:1
John Adams Middle
420 students10:1
Ernie Pyle Middle
409 students12:1
Hoover Middle
404 students13:1
Roosevelt Middle
401 students15:1
Jackson Middle
380 students14:1
Hayes Middle
372 students10:1
Wilson Middle
359 students11:1
Van Buren Middle
344 students13:1
Robert F. Kennedy Charter
314 students12:1
Kennedy Middle
296 students10:1
Grant Middle
286 students11:1
Garfield Middle
282 students11:1
Harrison Middle
265 students10:1
Washington Middle
248 students12:1
Taylor Middle
245 students9:1
Taft Middle
243 students12:1
La Academia de Esperanza
D−238 students18:1
Polk Middle
222 students9:1
Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School
134 students11:1
Digital Arts and Technology Academy
319 students13:1
Los Puentes Charter
139 students14:1
New Futures High School
73 students4:1
Volcano Vista High
A−2,089 students13:1
Atrisco Heritage Academy HS
B1,930 students15:1
La Cueva High
A+1,826 students15:1
Sandia High
A+1,618 students14:1
Albuquerque High
A−1,568 students15:1
West Mesa High
C+1,565 students14:1
Cibola High
A−1,517 students15:1
Rio Grande High
D−1,475 students13:1
Highland High
B1,144 students13:1
Del Norte High
1,079 students15:1
Ecademy
B973 students9:1
Valley High
B962 students13:1
Siembra Leadership High School
B452 students26:1
East Mountain High School
A+417 students15:1
Abq Charter Academy
350 students18:1
Technology Leadership High School
334 students24:1
Ace Leadership High School
285 students15:1
College and Career High School
A+280 students17:1
Health Leadership High School
233 students16:1
Mark Armijo Academy
233 students14:1
Early College Academy
A+212 students
Nex Gen Academy
A+198 students10:1
Gilbert L Sena Charter HS
185 students11:1
Gordon Bernell Charter
175 students11:1
New America School
D131 students9:1
Albuquerque Talent Development Charter
119 students13:1
Freedom High
111 students11:1
School on Wheels High School
65 students8:1
Left off: 4 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.