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Navajo Elementary

Q: Is Navajo Elementary a good school?

Navajo Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Navajo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Navajo Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Navajo Elementary?

Students at Navajo Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Navajo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Navajo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Harrison Middle High : Rio Grande High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Navajo Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 357 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 54 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Navajo Elementary consistently performs significantly below the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.08% of Navajo Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 6.02%, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New Mexico elementary schools for Hispanic students, White students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in both ELA and Mathematics.

When comparing Navajo Elementary to nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Maryann Binford Elementary and Pajarito Elementary, which serve similar student populations, outperform Navajo Elementary by a significant margin in both ELA and Mathematics. The data suggests that Navajo Elementary may be facing a combination of challenges, such as high poverty levels, limited resources, and potentially ineffective instructional practices or school leadership, that are contributing to its persistently low academic performance.

344

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,018

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2936 Hughes Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 873-8512

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Navajo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison Middle
High:	Rio Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

4.4%

American Indian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (14% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

343^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

81^st of 83Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque

54^th of 82Albuquerque among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	343 of 345	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	396 of 413	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	412 of 435	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	282 of 420	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.1	395 of 396	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	377 of 383	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	370 of 374	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	404 of 410	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	376 of 421	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	404 of 442	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	331 of 412	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	300 of 398	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	359 of 402	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	292 of 419	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.9	311 of 411	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.1	247 of 405	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.3	342 of 398	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	351 of 390	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	341 of 389	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	177 of 223	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	172 of 191	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	163 of 203	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	381 of 398	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	367 of 390	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	318 of 395	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	341 of 343	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	254 of 255	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	371 of 384	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	377 of 395	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	280 of 389	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	319 of 320	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	327 of 329	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	323 of 325	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	341 of 356	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	404 of 426	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	238 of 410	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.6	360 of 361	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	350 of 356	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	367 of 397	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	399 of 414	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	226 of 392	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.2	336 of 337	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	329 of 333	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	304 of 304	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	397 of 413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2024)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Mathematics6%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

The new school principal Sarah Garcia has really turned the school around in the short time she has been at Navajo. You can tell she truly cares for the students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	344	26	13.4	99.7%	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	343^rd of 345 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.9	396^th of 413 public elementary schools	4.1%	53				20.8	22.9	20.0				21.1							6.0	$10,018
Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	202	21	9.6	99.5%	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	186 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	17.5					27.5				20.4							9.2	$8,797
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	44	13.3	99.7%	32 (5.4%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.1	333^rd of 345 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.3	363^rd of 413 public elementary schools	12.1%	30	11.5			21.9	31.0	28.7				27.0	11.5	9.2	21.8				14.1	$8,862
Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	303	22	14.0	99.7%	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)						32.7				21.5							11.5	$10,014
Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	460	42	11.0	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.7%)	427 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.3	264^th of 345 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.6	368^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.9%	104	12.5			40.6	27.4	36.1				34.6	20.3						12.2	$8,699
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	395	33	11.9	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.3	312^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	373^rd of 413 public elementary schools	9.7%	61	20.4			25.8	17.9	30.9				24.5	19.4		25.9				15.9	$10,217
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	203	14	14.5	98.0%	22 (10.8%)	4 (2.0%)	155 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	25.6	255^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.1%		31	268^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.1%	13		25.9		26.3			42.3	54.2	29.6	36.5				26.9			13.0
Pajarito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Don Felipe SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-9718	301	39	7.7	100.0%	17 (5.6%)	3 (1.0%)	272 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	20.7	291^st of 345 public elementary schools	15.7%		7.6	402^nd of 413 public elementary schools	2.7%	111				23.5	38.1	31.0				31.4							9.5	$12,887
Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	205	29	7.0	100.0%	14 (6.8%)	6 (2.9%)	182 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.4	306^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.3%		10.5	386^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.5%	80				29.6		26.7				20.2			22.6				11.8	$11,543
George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	997	81	12.2	100.0%	52 (5.2%)	22 (2.2%)	871 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16	319^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.5%		21.2	329^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.3%	10	15.3	19.4	18.4	30.4	32.4	34.7	29.2	32.1	36.2	32.7	10.1		27.8	11.1	10.1	8.5	11.3	$7,175

Frequently Asked Questions about Navajo Elementary

What schools do graduates of Navajo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Navajo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison Middle
High : Rio Grande High

How many students attend Navajo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Navajo Elementary.

Is Navajo Elementary a good school?

Navajo Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Navajo Elementary?

Students at Navajo Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is Navajo Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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