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Sandia High

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Sandia High ranks 31 st of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 131 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 76% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Sandia High is a public high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 1,672 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently performed well in the state rankings, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade and ranking between 21st and 48th out of all New Mexico high schools.

Sandia High's strong academic performance is evident in its test scores, which consistently outpace the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 55.31% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in NM-ASR/Science, compared to 41.1% in Albuquerque and 41.69% statewide. The school also boasts a higher four-year graduation rate, ranging from 69.9% to 82.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Sandia High has performed well across various student subgroups, with several subgroups ranking in the top 10-20 in the state.

While Sandia High's overall performance is impressive, the school faces some challenges, such as serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests the school is addressing the needs of a diverse student body, including those facing socioeconomic challenges. Compared to nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Public Academy for Performing Arts, Gilbert L. Sena Charter High School, and Del Norte High, Sandia High's performance is generally stronger, with higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall state rankings.

1,618

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,994

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7801 Candelaria NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 294-1511

District: Albuquerque

Feeder schools for Sandia High:

Elementary:	Bellehaven Elementary
	Comanche Elementary
	Inez Elementary
	Osuna Elementary
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	Sombra Del Monte Elementary
Middle:	Madison Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

23.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (46% vs 31% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Mexico high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg33%

New Mexico avg31%

31^st of 131

New Mexico public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 20High 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	71.2	31 of 131	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	48 of 172	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	33 of 170	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	30 of 177	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	46 of 181	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	37 of 182	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	67.2	39 of 158	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	30 of 185	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	71.2	31 of 193	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	21 of 198	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	28 of 177	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	89.5	16 of 163	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	22 of 157	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	91.9	10 of 154	93.5%	★★★★★
2009	95.6	7 of 151	95.4%	★★★★★
2008	95.6	7 of 146	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	11 of 150	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	90.5	8 of 134	94.0%	★★★★★
2005	92.0	7 of 129	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	51.7	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.1	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	3 of 21	85.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.5	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.1	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2022	33.4	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2018	35.4	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	25.8	44 of 51	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	31.2	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	49 of 142	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	26 of 143	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	35 of 157	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	29 of 144	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	39 of 145	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	20 of 98	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	35 of 136	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	33 of 150	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	44 of 139	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	32 of 133	75.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	82.4	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	22 of 115	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	29 of 127	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	39 of 157	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	29 of 154	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	70 of 161	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	57 of 164	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	60.6	49 of 150	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.2	27 of 146	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	27 of 159	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	45 of 151	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	36 of 143	74.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	75.8	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	9.2	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	18 of 37	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	8 of 42	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	29.4	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	11 of 47	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.5	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	28 of 117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	36 of 136	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	31 of 157	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	10 of 133	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.1	30 of 109	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	48 of 115	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)83rd percentile~ school

Native American (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)67th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2024)65th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-32 vs school

African American (2023)44th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)38th percentile-39 vs school

Disabled (2018)14th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+20 vs state

Science55%+14 vs state

Mathematics25%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 9, 2022

Administration is not good. Including the counselors and principal. Some of the teachers need to retire, their programs and methods are obsolete. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2025)	SAT School Day Mathematics (2025)	NM-ASR Science (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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	Total
Sandia High	Public	9-12	7801 Candelaria NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 294-1511	1,618	114	14.2	96.8%	385 (23.8%)	55 (3.4%)	926 (57.2%)	62 (3.8%)	90 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.1%)	71.2	31^st of 131 public high schools	76.3%		64.6	48^th of 172 public high schools	72.1%	17	58.4	25.3	55.3	$8,994
Sierra Alternative	Public	9-12	2611 Eubank NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-6708	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Futures High School	Public	7-12	5400 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-5680	73	18	4.0	100.0%	6 (8.2%)	1 (1.4%)	55 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)								(n/a)				$36,833
Nex Gen Academy	Public	9-12	5325 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 878-6400	198	19	10.3	88.4%	56 (28.3%)	3 (1.5%)	119 (60.1%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	84.8	19^th of 131 public high schools	85.5%		90	14^th of 172 public high schools	91.9%	5	62.2	32.4	69.4	$8,453
Ecademy	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(505) 247-4209	973	109	8.8	99.7%	157 (16.1%)	25 (2.6%)	687 (70.6%)	11 (1.1%)	55 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.9%)	8.4	128^th of 131 public high schools	2.3%		18.7	142^nd of 172 public high schools	17.4%	14	18.9		16.8	$9,635
Connected	Public, Virtual	9-12	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(505) 247-4209	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Del Norte High	Public	9-12	5323 Montgomery NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 883-7222	1,079	71	15.2	96.2%	104 (9.6%)	50 (4.6%)	649 (60.1%)	38 (3.5%)	171 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.2%)	21.7	102^nd of 131 public high schools	22.1%		27.1	115^th of 172 public high schools	33.1%	13	28.8	6.1	32.4	$10,957
Freedom High	Public	9-12	5200 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-6012	111	10	10.7	95.5%	17 (15.3%)	4 (3.6%)	75 (67.6%)	2 (1.8%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)				$11,512
Northpoint Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	10301 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Northpoint Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-7677	144	9	16.0	35.4%	60 (41.7%)	4 (2.8%)	58 (40.3%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	73.9	30^th of 131 public high schools	77.1%		52.3	66^th of 172 public high schools	61.6%	36	56.8	22.7	65.9	$10,776
The Great Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	6001-A San Mateo Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	The Great Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 792-0306	59	9	6.2	69.5%	5 (8.5%)	3 (5.1%)	44 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)				$11,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandia High

How many students attend Sandia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,618 students attended Sandia High.

Is Sandia High a good school?

Sandia High ranks 31^st of 131 New Mexico high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sandia High?

Students at Sandia High are 57% Hispanic, 24% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Sandia High in?

Albuquerque

What schools feed into Sandia High?

Sandia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bellehaven Elementary
Elementary : Comanche Elementary
Elementary : Inez Elementary
Elementary : Osuna Elementary
Elementary : Sombra Del Monte Elementary
Middle : Madison Middle

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