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Apache Elementary

Q: Is Apache Elementary a good school?

Apache Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Apache Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Apache Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Apache Elementary?

Students at Apache Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Apache Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apache Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Grant Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-5

334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Apache Elementary is an elementary school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 332 students. 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.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Apache Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of Apache Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.19% statewide and 43.65% in the Albuquerque district. The performance gap is even more pronounced in mathematics, with only 7.45% of Apache Elementary students proficient or better, compared to 26.81% statewide and 26.48% in the Albuquerque district. This persistent underperformance suggests a need for comprehensive interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to these academic challenges.

The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Apache Elementary, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. Exploring best practices from higher-performing nearby schools, such as Manzano Mesa Elementary, which has a similar student population but significantly better academic outcomes, could provide valuable insights and strategies for improvement at Apache Elementary.

341

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,493

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12800 Copper St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

(505) 292-7735

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Apache Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Grant Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

16.1%

American Indian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (16% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

334^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th 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	11.7	334 of 345	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	370 of 413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	378 of 435	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	329 of 420	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	315 of 396	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	334 of 383	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	345 of 374	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	305 of 410	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.6	193 of 421	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	29.9	334 of 442	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	255 of 412	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	234 of 398	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	281 of 402	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	258 of 419	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	183 of 411	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.5	196 of 405	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	178 of 398	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	151 of 390	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.9	94 of 389	75.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	332 of 398	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	349 of 390	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	265 of 395	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	298 of 343	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	321 of 339	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	345 of 384	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	341 of 395	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	258 of 389	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	205 of 320	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	294 of 329	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	316 of 325	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	319 of 356	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	366 of 426	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	287 of 410	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	277 of 361	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	306 of 356	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.6	384 of 397	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	376 of 414	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	310 of 392	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	217 of 337	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	284 of 333	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.9	302 of 339	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	359 of 413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	185 of 325	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2024)17th percentile+6 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics7%-19 vs state

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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-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 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 All Grades	Total
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	341	26	13.3	98.8%	55 (16.1%)	16 (4.7%)	192 (56.3%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.8	370^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.4%	36		23.4	34.0	16.7			25.0		12.7				7.5	$10,493
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	309	29	10.8	99.4%	49 (15.9%)	13 (4.2%)	174 (56.3%)	8 (2.6%)	39 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.4	377^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	15.6	34.0	24.4	21.9			26.6	18.9					11.4	$8,869
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6844	187	17	10.8	100.0%	17 (9.1%)	13 (7.0%)	125 (66.8%)	5 (2.7%)	15 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)	34.6	208^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.7%		18.9	339^th of 413 public elementary schools	17.9%	131			31.0	46.0			33.7			27.0			16.8	$10,001
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-5009	302	37	8.1	99.0%	72 (23.8%)	12 (4.0%)	172 (57.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	30.1	220^th of 345 public elementary schools	36.2%		23.1	314^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.0%	94	28.2			38.5			27.2			20.5			12.4	$17,772
Manzano Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Elizabeth St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6707	507	38	13.5	99.6%	108 (21.3%)	21 (4.1%)	268 (52.9%)	61 (12.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	60.7	95^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.5%		46.8	191^st of 413 public elementary schools	53.8%	96	28.0	55.4	67.4	36.0			54.0	38.6	44.6	26.7			37.2	$8,936
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 291-6819	301	22	13.8	99.7%	109 (36.2%)	7 (2.3%)	153 (50.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	92	21^st of 345 public elementary schools	93.9%		91.8	27^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.5%	6	51.3	70.0	66.0	64.1			67.1	58.3	60.0	56.4			58.4	$9,445
Nmsbvi Albuquerque Campus	Public	PK-K	801 Stephen Moody St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 332-6699	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 General Somervell St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4424	288	32	8.9	99.0%	13 (4.5%)	5 (1.7%)	239 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	15.4	322^nd of 345 public elementary schools	6.7%		18.1	348^th of 413 public elementary schools	15.7%	26	20.4	34.0	23.4	24.5			27.3			14.3			12.6	$13,266
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-3010	362	31	11.7	99.4%	107 (29.6%)	18 (5.0%)	177 (48.9%)	10 (2.8%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	33.2	211^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.8%		33.6	249^th of 413 public elementary schools	39.7%	38	29.8	34.2	41.5	38.3			38.1		17.1	31.9			20.6	$10,554
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4483	389	35	11.2	100.0%	81 (20.8%)	14 (3.6%)	233 (59.9%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%		25.2	303^rd of 413 public elementary schools	26.6%	60	18.4	16.3	34.1	30.8	48.2	45.5	35.2		18.2	28.2	33.3	21.2	21.1	$10,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Apache Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Apache Elementary?

Students at Apache Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Apache Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Apache Elementary.

What district is Apache Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Apache Elementary a good school?

Apache Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Apache Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apache Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grant Middle

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