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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 San Ysidro.
PK–5Jemez Valley ElementaryJemez Valley Public Schools
6–8Jemez Valley MiddleJemez Valley Public Schools
9–12Jemez Valley HighJemez Valley Public Schools
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
Towns served
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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.