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Apache Elementary

Q: Is Apache Elementary a good school?

Apache Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% 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

324^th

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of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Apache Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 341 students in the northeast Albuquerque area at 12800 Copper St NE, part of Albuquerque Public Schools, where nearly all students come from lower-income households — 98.83% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 and 100% in the two prior years.

The school's statewide standing has slid a long way. In 2025–2026, Apache ranked 324th of 346 New Mexico schools — 6th percentile, 0 stars — down from 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2014–2015. By comparison, the district ranks 55th of 87 statewide (37th percentile, 2 stars). In 2025–2026, 29.25% of students were proficient in Language Arts, versus 43.55% in the district and 43.34% statewide; math was 13.73% proficient, versus 25.74% and 25.54%; and fifth-grade science was 14.58%, less than half the district's 32.75% and the state's 31.97%. The encouraging news is real improvement: Language Arts rose from 19% to 25% to 29.25% across the last three years, and math from 7% to 7.45% to 13.73%. Even so, those gains have not lifted the school out of the lowest percentiles, and no grade-level subject scored above district or state averages.

Among nearby schools, Apache is generally near the bottom. Its Language Arts result is the third-lowest of ten nearby schools, math the fourth-lowest, and its science figure is tied with Hawthorne Elementary for the lowest reported. It does outperform McCollum Elementary in both subjects, but trails Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy, Matheson Park Elementary, Collet Park Elementary, Manzano Mesa Elementary and Onate Elementary. The contrast with Onate and Manzano Mesa is striking: they serve similarly high-poverty populations with similar or larger class sizes, yet Onate's proficiency is 66.01% in Language Arts and 52.29% in math, and Manzano Mesa's is 58.72% and 33.19%. Effectiveness rankings for student groups at Apache are also broadly low, with no reported group exceeding the low teens in recent years.

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 Public Schools

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 — 54th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 48 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

324^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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
2026	12.8	324 of 346	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.7	235 of 256	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.8	237 of 251	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	12.8	324^th of 346 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	14.6			28.3	27.3	32.6				29.3	16.7	< 20%	18.8				13.7	$10,493
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	22.4	284^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%	36	18.4			34.2	39.0	39.5				37.5	< 20%	17.1	< 20%				12.5	$8,869
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)								(n/a)	< 20%		< 20%		32.1	45.2				33.7			< 20%				12.1	$10,001
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)								(n/a)				27.0	40.0					26.0	< 20%						< 10%	$17,772
Manzano Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Elizabeth St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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	98^th of 346 public elementary schools	71.7%		60.7	95^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.5%	3	41.5			46.4	74.7	53.2				59.2	25.0	45.8	27.7				33.5	$8,936
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	87.3	36^th of 346 public elementary schools	89.6%		92	21^st of 345 public elementary schools	93.9%	15	55.1			69.4	70.9	57.1				66.0	53.1	49.1	55.1				52.3	$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 Public Schools	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%)	10.7	334^th of 346 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.4	322^nd of 345 public elementary schools	6.7%	12	14.6			< 20%	35.6	18.8				21.5	< 20%	15.6	16.7				15.6	$13,266
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	44.9	173^rd of 346 public elementary schools	50.0%		33.2	211^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	29.4			57.6	61.1	33.3				51.0	27.3	< 20%	24.2				21.6	$10,554
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	21.2	291^st of 346 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%	48	16.3	27.3	20.7	34.0	35.3	22.5	51.9	52.4	27.3	36.1	15.7	< 20%	20.8	37.0	28.6	< 20%	19.4	$10,310

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