Summary:
The Montessori Academy is the sole school in its district — The Montessori Academy — a K–8 elementary school at 1730 Montano Rd NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 452 students. Because the school and district are one and the same, every district statistic is also a school statistic, and the only meaningful outside comparison is the state of New Mexico as a whole.
By the numbers, the school performs well above state averages in every subject tested. In 2025-26, 63.96% of students were proficient in English Language Arts versus 43.34% statewide, 53.12% in science versus 33.40%, and 36.04% in math versus 25.54%. It holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 80th percentile of New Mexico schools. Reading is clearly its strength: ELA tops math by nearly 28 points, a wider internal spread than the state's own 18-point gap. Math is comparatively modest, though still comfortably ahead of the state — with one exception, 5th grade math at 33.33% versus 33.85% statewide, the only figure in the data that falls short of the state benchmark. Grade-by-grade results are consistent, with all six ELA grades and five of six math grades beating the state; grade 8 math (+15.8 points) is a particular high point, while 4th grade ELA (+6.3) is the narrowest margin. Note that 98.89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1.
Two trends are worth watching. First, the star rating has stayed at 4 for three straight years, but the state percentile has drifted from 86 to 81 to 80. Second, scores dipped year over year in two of three subjects: ELA fell 8.4 points and science fell 14.7 points, while math rose slightly. Since the state ELA benchmark barely moved, the reading decline reflects real softening rather than a statewide shift, and science — still about 20 points above state — lost the most ground.
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