Photo: AllenS · Public domainTijeras’s public schools
Albuquerque Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tijeras. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Tijeras’s schools, in brief
School by school
13 of Tijeras’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Early College Academy places highest (better than 97%); Rio Grande High lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
90 elementary schools serve Tijeras, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 33 middle schools and 16 high schools: Volcano Vista High, Atrisco Heritage Academy HS, La Cueva High, Sandia High, Eldorado High, Albuquerque High, West Mesa High, Cibola High, Rio Grande High, Manzano High, Highland High, Del Norte High, Valley High, College and Career High School, Early College Academy and Nex Gen Academy. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Tijeras, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Albuquerque Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Tijeras vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Tijeras’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Tijeras | — | Albuquerque |
Every school in Tijeras
132 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Tijeras’s schools
Are Tijeras’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Tijeras. Albuquerque Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tijeras. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Tijeras in?
Albuquerque Public Schools.
Where do Tijeras kids go to high school?
One of 16 high schools, depending on your address: Volcano Vista High, Atrisco Heritage Academy HS, La Cueva High, Sandia High, Eldorado High, Albuquerque High, West Mesa High, Cibola High, Rio Grande High, Manzano High, Highland High, Del Norte High, Valley High, College and Career High School, Early College Academy and Nex Gen Academy.
Are there private schools in Tijeras?
Yes: Holy Child Catholic School (grades PK–8, 97 students).
Parents talk
What Tijeras families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tijeras → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.