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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.
Students
73,992
Schools
174
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
- School Grade A: better than 89% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 9.9% since 2020
- Debt of $632.7M, about $8,550 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Paa-Ko.
PK–1290 schoolsThis district
1290 high schoolsThis district
1233 high schoolsThis district
1216 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NM
2020–21Math proficiency51%
State average 23.4%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 58.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 77.2%
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%
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.
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
174 public schools.
George I Sanchez
D−997 students12:1
Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School
865 students15:1
Tierra Antigua Elementary
D−696 students14:1
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary
592 students13:1
Ventana Ranch Elementary
573 students15:1
Dennis Chavez Elementary
D−550 students12:1
Painted Sky Elementary
536 students12:1
Christine Duncan Heritage Academy
534 students14:1
Double Eagle Elementary
D−526 students15:1
Chaparral Elementary
D−523 students12:1
S. Y. Jackson Elementary
D−519 students13:1
North Star Elementary
D−510 students13:1
Manzano Mesa Elementary
D−507 students13:1
Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary
507 students12:1
Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary
D−504 students13:1
Petroglyph Elementary
498 students13:1
Ecademy K-8
466 students10:1
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary
D−465 students15:1
Maryann Binford Elementary
460 students11:1
Seven Bar Elementary
D−455 students12:1
Carlos Rey Elementary
446 students10:1
Helen Cordero Primary
445 students13:1
Osuna Elementary
D−438 students13:1
New Mexico International School
432 students14:1
Cien Aguas International
419 students13:1
Marie M Hughes Elementary
D−417 students12:1
La Mesa Elementary
415 students12:1
Sunset View Elementary
D−407 students16:1
John Baker Elementary
D−404 students13:1
Sierra Vista Elementary
D−402 students12:1
Kit Carson Elementary
395 students12:1
Hodgin Elementary
D−392 students10:1
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy
389 students11:1
Bandelier Elementary
D−387 students13:1
Alice King Community School
384 students10:1
Alamosa Elementary
382 students11:1
Monte Vista Elementary
379 students14:1
Corrales Elementary
D−378 students13:1
A. Montoya Elementary
D−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
Edward Gonzales Elementary
339 students12:1
Gov Bent Elementary
D−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
D−321 students12:1
East San Jose Elementary
317 students9:1
Chelwood Elementary
309 students11:1
Inez Elementary
D−309 students9:1
Whittier Elementary
307 students11:1
Coronado Elementary
306 students14:1
Adobe Acres Elementary
303 students14:1
McCollum Elementary
D−302 students8:1
Onate Elementary
301 students14:1
Pajarito Elementary
D−301 students8:1
San Antonito Elementary
D−299 students13:1
Dolores Gonzales Elementary
298 students9:1
Desert Willow Family School
D−289 students16:1
Hawthorne Elementary
288 students9:1
Mark Twain Elementary
D−285 students8:1
Coyote Willow Family School
280 students16:1
Sandia Base Elementary
280 students14:1
Armijo Elementary
260 students12:1
Valle Vista Elementary
259 students9:1
Alvarado Elementary
258 students12:1
Bel-Air Elementary
D−254 students10:1
Chamiza Elementary
249 students10:1
Cochiti Elementary
247 students11:1
Coral Community Charter
B+241 students14:1
Macarthur Elementary
D−241 students10:1
Wherry Elementary
240 students12:1
Zia Elementary
D−236 students13:1
Mitchell Elementary
D−233 students11:1
Mountain View Elementary
233 students11:1
Griegos Elementary
229 students12:1
Lowell Elementary
226 students8:1
Mountain Mahogany Community School
D−223 students11:1
Montessori of the Rio Grande
219 students12:1
Bellehaven Elementary
216 students9:1
Alameda Elementary
212 students14:1
Zuni Elementary
D−212 students11:1
Atrisco Elementary
205 students7:1
Barcelona Elementary
202 students10:1
Los Padillas Elementary
202 students8:1
Sombra del Monte Elementary
D−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
Lew Wallace Elementary
141 students8:1
Eugene Field Elementary
113 students10:1
Duranes Elementary
34 students4:1
Tony Hillerman Middle School
860 students14:1
Desert Ridge Middle
D−801 students13:1
Eisenhower Middle
D−740 students13:1
James Monroe Middle
D−630 students12:1
Jefferson Middle
D−615 students12:1
Madison Middle
532 students13:1
Truman Middle
520 students10:1
L.B. Johnson Middle
D−491 students10:1
Cleveland Middle
D−474 students12:1
Jimmy Carter Middle
436 students11:1
McKinley Middle
D−434 students10:1
John Adams Middle
420 students10:1
Ernie Pyle Middle
409 students12:1
Hoover Middle
D−404 students13:1
Roosevelt Middle
401 students15:1
Jackson Middle
D−380 students14:1
Hayes Middle
372 students10:1
Wilson Middle
D−359 students11:1
Van Buren Middle
344 students13:1
Kennedy Middle
296 students10:1
Grant Middle
D−286 students11:1
Garfield Middle
D−282 students11:1
Harrison Middle
265 students10:1
Washington Middle
248 students12:1
Taylor Middle
245 students9:1
Taft Middle
D−243 students12:1
Polk Middle
222 students9:1
Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School
134 students11:1
Vision Quest Alternative Middle
0 students0:1
Volcano Vista High
A2,089 students13:1
Atrisco Heritage Academy HS
A−1,930 students15:1
La Cueva High
A+1,826 students15:1
Sandia High
A+1,618 students14:1
Albuquerque High
A1,568 students15:1
West Mesa High
B+1,565 students14:1
Cibola High
A−1,517 students15:1
Rio Grande High
C+1,475 students13:1
Highland High
A−1,144 students13:1
Del Norte High
D−1,079 students15:1
Ecademy
B+973 students9:1
Valley High
A−962 students13:1
South Valley Academy
C+604 students12:1
Siembra Leadership High School
A−452 students26:1
Public Academy for Performing Arts
B+448 students15:1
East Mountain High School
A+417 students15:1
Abq Charter Academy
350 students18:1
Technology Leadership High School
334 students24:1
Digital Arts and Technology Academy
319 students13:1
Robert F. Kennedy Charter
314 students12:1
Ace Leadership High School
285 students15:1
College and Career High School
A+280 students17:1
La Academia de Esperanza
C+238 students18:1
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
D−185 students11:1
Gordon Bernell Charter
175 students11:1
Los Puentes Charter
139 students14:1
New America School
C+131 students9:1
Albuquerque Talent Development Charter
119 students13:1
Freedom High
D−111 students11:1
New Futures High School
D−73 students4:1
School on Wheels High School
65 students8:1
Career Enrichment
0 students0:1
Connected
0 students
Sierra Alternative
0 students
Eldorado High
A+1,579 students15:1
Manzano High
B+1,157 students13:1
Native American Community Academy
D−428 students7:1
El Camino Real Academy
342 students13:1
The International School at Mesa del Sol
A−278 students7:1
Corrales International
232 students12:1
Highland Autism Center
15 students1:1
Continuation School
5 students3:1
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.