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Bellehaven Elementary

Q: Is Bellehaven Elementary a good school?

Bellehaven Elementary ranks 123 rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Bellehaven Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 226 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.

Bellehaven Elementary has shown inconsistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 123 to 335 out of 374-442 New Mexico elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school performed better than the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in English Language Arts (ELA) for all grades, with 50% proficiency compared to 43.65% and 44.19%, respectively. However, Bellehaven Elementary's mathematics proficiency for all grades (21.88%) was significantly lower than the Albuquerque (26.48%) and New Mexico (26.81%) averages. The school's performance in science for 5th grade (48%) was much higher than the Albuquerque (31.06%) and New Mexico (29.3%) averages.

Bellehaven Elementary's academic performance is generally higher than the nearby schools, such as Mark Twain Elementary, La Mesa Elementary, and Tomasita Elementary, which all have lower proficiency rates in ELA and mathematics. However, the nearby Alice King Community School, a public charter school, outperforms Bellehaven Elementary in both ELA and mathematics for all grades.

216

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,636

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8701 Princess Jeanne St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 298-7489

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Bellehaven Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grant Middle
High:	Sandia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

20.4%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2014 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Mexico median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

123^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	53.3	123 of 345	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.8	309 of 413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	258 of 435	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	306 of 420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	257 of 396	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	335 of 383	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	311 of 374	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.4	231 of 410	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.8	161 of 421	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.3	226 of 442	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.3	224 of 412	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	154 of 398	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	143 of 402	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.9	102 of 419	75.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	53 of 411	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	57.6	144 of 405	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.1	213 of 398	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.9	160 of 390	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	112 of 389	71.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	65.3	42 of 203	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	288 of 398	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	238 of 390	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	195 of 395	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	236 of 343	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	266 of 339	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	43 of 255	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	21.8	319 of 384	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	292 of 395	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	269 of 389	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	115 of 320	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.4	275 of 329	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	248 of 356	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	226 of 426	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	264 of 410	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	216 of 361	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	287 of 397	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	271 of 414	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	323 of 392	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.4	130 of 337	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.0	290 of 333	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	44 of 99	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	145 of 158	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	103 of 165	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	104 of 304	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	240 of 339	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	261 of 413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile~ school

Native American (2022)56th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2024)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+6 vs state

Science48%+19 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 24, 2019

I have never been happier with any other school my children attended! Bellehaven Elementary is a small, friendly school that had an amazing staff and administrators. The teachers are all highly experienced and passionate about each student's success and educational growth. They really want to support the students and community. It's like a big family and everyone is loved and cared for. 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
Bellehaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Princess Jeanne St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-7489	216	23	9.3	99.5%	44 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (66.7%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	53.3	123^rd of 345 public elementary schools	64.3%		24.8	309^th of 413 public elementary schools	25.2%	186	48.0			46.9	56.4	44.0				50.0		20.5	32.0				21.9	$8,636
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
Inez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-9010	309	33	9.3	100.0%	65 (21.0%)	10 (3.2%)	184 (59.5%)	16 (5.2%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	28.9	225^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.8%		38.3	227^th of 413 public elementary schools	45.0%	2	27.5			34.9	40.0	34.6				36.9	25.6	16.9	26.9				22.5	$9,474
Alice King Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	8100 Mountain Rd. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-0746	384	37	10.4	31.0%	117 (30.5%)	11 (2.9%)	219 (57.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	40.7	186^th of 345 public elementary schools	46.1%		62.8	126^th of 413 public elementary schools	69.5%	60	37.3	54.3	44.2	37.0	34.0	49.0	58.6	71.0	65.7	49.4	18.5	13.2	33.3	48.3	51.6	31.4	29.6	$8,207
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
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
Sombra Del Monte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9110 Shoshone Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6842	202	18	11.0	100.0%	50 (24.8%)	10 (5.0%)	111 (55.0%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	47.7	153^rd of 345 public elementary schools	55.7%		39.5	221^st of 413 public elementary schools	46.5%	68	35.1			36.8	27.0	59.5				41.1	26.3		43.2				23.2	$9,489
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
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6316 Constitution Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8337	285	36	8.0	99.6%	57 (20.0%)	10 (3.5%)	172 (60.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.1%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.6%)	22.1	280^th of 345 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.2	364^th of 413 public elementary schools	11.9%	84				32.0	34.3	30.4				32.5							10.8	$15,929
La Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Copper Av NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 262-1581	415	34	12.3	98.8%	26 (6.3%)	40 (9.6%)	316 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	4.1	345^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.5	411^th of 413 public elementary schools	0.5%	66				20.6	12.2	13.5				15.3							3.7	$9,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellehaven Elementary

What district is Bellehaven Elementary in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Bellehaven Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Bellehaven Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bellehaven Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bellehaven Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grant Middle
High : Sandia High

Is Bellehaven Elementary a good school?

Bellehaven Elementary ranks 123^rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bellehaven Elementary?

Students at Bellehaven Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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