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Best Elementary Schools
in ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

This page covers 101 elementary schools in ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, including 8 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

101
Schools Ranked
New Mexico
State
8
Charter Schools
RankingsHow We RankFAQAbout Data

Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 101
1
rank
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE
Grades KG–05215 studentsCharter
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
2
rank
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05480 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
3
rank
HUBERT H HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05480 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
4
rank
OSUNA ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05437 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
5
rank
S. Y. JACKSON ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05517 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
6
rank
SAN ANTONITO ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05340 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
7
rank
JOHN BAKER ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05443 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
8
rank
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05164 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.6:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
7.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–05409 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY
Grades KG–05291 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,508
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
91 more elementary schools in ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
101
Elementary Schools
176
Total Schools
64
#1 Score
50
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.