Best traditional public schools in Albuquerque (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New Mexico.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	North Star Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	74.4 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	510
2	Double Eagle Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	71.8 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	526
3	Early College Academy Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	65.7 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	212
4	College and Career High School Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	60.1 Top 50%	27% Math proficiency	280
5	Hubert H Humphrey Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57.0 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	465
6	S. Y. Jackson Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	55.9 Top 50%	63% Math proficiency	519
7	Desert Ridge Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.1 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	801
8	San Antonito Elementary Sandia Park · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	53.8 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	299
9	Georgia O'keeffe Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	53.4 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	504
10	Eisenhower Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	48.0 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	740
11	Dennis Chavez Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47.8 Lower 50%	53% Math proficiency	550
12	La Cueva High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.3 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,826
13	Nex Gen Academy Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	45.8 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	198
14	Onate Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	43.6 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	301
15	Ecademy K-8 Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	40.2 Lower 50%	98.9% Free/reduced-price lunch	466
16	Arroyo del Oso Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	36.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	321
17	Corrales Elementary Corrales · Elementary · Grades K–7	Public	36.1 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	378
18	Tierra Antigua Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	35.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	696
19	Bandelier Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	35.4 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	387
20	John Baker Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	34.1 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	404
21	Osuna Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	33.9 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	438
22	Petroglyph Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	33.8 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	498
23	Griegos Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	32.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	229
24	Ventana Ranch Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	31.9 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	573
25	Helen Cordero Primary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–2	Public	31.1 Lower 50%	99.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	445
26	Sandia High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	31.1 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	1,618
27	Monte Vista Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	30.8 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	379
28	A. Montoya Elementary Tijeras · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	29.6 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	370
29	Zia Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	28.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	236
30	Roosevelt Middle Tijeras · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	28.7 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	401
31	Cibola High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	28.3 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,517
32	Volcano Vista High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	27.2 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	2,089
33	Macarthur Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	27.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	241
34	Inez Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	309
35	Alvarado Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	258
36	Sandia Base Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	26.2 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	280
37	Comanche Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	325
38	McCollum Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	302
39	Manzano Mesa Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.0 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	507
40	L.b. Johnson Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.9 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	491
41	Collet Park Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.7 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	362
42	Madison Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.6 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	532
43	Sierra Vista Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.3 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	402
44	Chamiza Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	24.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	249
45	Sombra del Monte Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	23.2 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	202
46	Tony Hillerman Middle School Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	860
47	Sunset View Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	22.3 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	407
48	Dolores Gonzales Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	298
49	Hoover Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	21.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	404
50	Mark Twain Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.6 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	285
51	Chaparral Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	21.3 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	523
52	Edmund G Ross Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	20.9 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	343
53	Seven Bar Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	20.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	455
54	Grant Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.8 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	286
55	John Adams Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.6 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	420
56	Albuquerque High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	20.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,568
57	Jefferson Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.1 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	615
58	James Monroe Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.9 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	630
59	Lew Wallace Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	19.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	141
60	Taylor Middle Los Ranchos de Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.6 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	245
61	Coronado Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	19.4 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	306
62	Zuni Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	212
63	Hawthorne Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.3 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	288
64	East San Jose Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	19.1 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	317
65	Chelwood Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	18.8 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	309
66	Cleveland Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.6 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	474
67	Bellehaven Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	216
68	Mitchell Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	233
69	Whittier Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	307
70	Pajarito Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	17.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	301
71	Carlos Rey Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	446
72	Tomasita Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	187
73	Ecademy Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	17.3 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	973
74	Hodgin Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.3 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	392
75	Valley High Albuquerque · High · Grades 9–12	Public	17.3 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	962
76	Harrison Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	17.2 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	265
77	Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–7	Public	17.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	389
78	Marie M Hughes Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.1 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	417
79	Painted Sky Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.5 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	536
80	Kennedy Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.4 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	296
81	Wilson Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.4 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	359
82	Truman Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.2 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	520
83	Los Ranchos Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	194
84	Maryann Binford Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.1 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	460
85	McKinley Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.1 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	434
86	Emerson Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	334
87	Hayes Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	5% Math proficiency	372
88	Matheson Park Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	159
89	Taft Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	243
90	La Mesa Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.9 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	415
91	Polk Middle Albuquerque · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	15.8 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	222
92	Alamosa Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.7 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	382
93	Gov Bent Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.7 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	339
94	Cochiti Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	247
95	Los Padillas Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–6	Public	15.5 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	202
96	Longfellow Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.4 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	168
97	Armijo Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	260
98	Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	15.3 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	865
99	Valle Vista Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.3 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	259
100	Bel-Air Elementary Albuquerque · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.2 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	254

North Star Elementary in Albuquerque leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Albuquerque with a Success Index (US) of 74.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Albuquerque?

North Star Elementary in Albuquerque, New Mexico ranks first among traditional public schools in Albuquerque with a Success Index (US) of 74.4 out of 100 (Enrollment: 510).

How are traditional public schools in Albuquerque ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.