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Cochiti Elementary

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Cochiti Elementary ranks 237 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Cochiti Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 196 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.

Cochiti Elementary has had fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 209 out of 421 schools in 2014-2015 to 346 out of 396 schools in 2018-2019. In the most recent school year (2024-2025), the school ranked 237 out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools and received a 2-star rating. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 34.02%, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state, while its Mathematics proficiency rate was only 10.31%, significantly lower than the Albuquerque (26.48%) and New Mexico (26.81%) averages.

Cochiti Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students and Hispanic students outperforming White students. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, ranking 34 out of 223 New Mexico elementary schools in 2023-2024. However, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggle, with the school ranking 217 out of 325 New Mexico elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools, such as MacArthur Elementary and Griegos Elementary, Cochiti Elementary's performance is generally lower, but it outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Lew Wallace Elementary and Christine Duncan Heritage Academy.

247

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,819

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 San Isidro Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 345-1432

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Cochiti Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Middle
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

White:

5.3%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

237^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	27.2	237 of 345	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	290 of 413	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	335 of 435	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	291 of 420	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	346 of 396	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	294 of 383	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	313 of 374	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	332 of 410	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.0	209 of 421	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.8	277 of 442	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.2	184 of 412	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.2	185 of 398	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.8	262 of 402	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	244 of 419	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	293 of 411	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	296 of 405	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.0	285 of 398	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.1	192 of 390	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.3	190 of 389	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	82.1	34 of 223	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	157 of 398	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	291 of 390	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	277 of 343	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	270 of 339	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	173 of 255	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	254 of 384	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	313 of 395	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	243 of 389	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	292 of 320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	247 of 329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	217 of 325	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	231 of 356	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	317 of 426	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	249 of 410	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	310 of 361	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	255 of 356	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	339 of 397	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	364 of 414	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	292 of 337	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	259 of 333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	236 of 304	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	337 of 413	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+55 vs school

Female (2024)61st percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2024)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

Mathematics10%-16 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-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
Cochiti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 San Isidro Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-1432	247	22	11.1	99.6%	13 (5.3%)	9 (3.6%)	209 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	27.2	237^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.3%		27.6	290^th of 413 public elementary schools	29.8%	53	27.3			30.8	37.8	32.4				34.0							10.3	$10,819
Duranes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2436 Zickert Rd NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2017	34	8	4.3	100.0%	8 (23.5%)	2 (5.9%)	21 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$13,582
Griegos Elementary	Public	K-5	4040 San Isidro NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-3661	229	19	12.3	99.1%	39 (17.0%)	2 (0.9%)	183 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	59.2	105^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.6%		64.6	118^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.4%	13	46.5			45.0	35.7	69.8				50.4	32.5	16.7	55.8				35.2	$9,470
Montessori Of The Rio Grande	Public, Charter	K-5	1650 Gabaldon Dr. N.W.	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 842-5993	219	19	11.7	21.0%	97 (44.3%)	3 (1.4%)	85 (38.8%)	15 (6.8%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	78.4	50^th of 345 public elementary schools	85.5%		83.8	53^rd of 413 public elementary schools	87.2%	3	44.1			62.2	91.9	85.3				79.6	27.0	40.5	50.0				38.9	$8,950
Reginald Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Mountain Rd NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2008	174	20	8.7	100.0%	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.4%)	146 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	29.7	223^rd of 345 public elementary schools	35.4%		22.8	319^th of 413 public elementary schools	22.8%	96				32.4	44.1					32.7		20.6					13.3	$11,074
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 MacArthur Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1482	241	25	9.5	100.0%	23 (9.5%)	8 (3.3%)	197 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	47.6	154^th of 345 public elementary schools	55.4%		43.5	201^st of 413 public elementary schools	51.3%	47	19.5			57.1		31.7				38.4	50.0		22.0				28.6	$14,984
Montessori Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	452	27	17.0	98.9%	131 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	73.6	65^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.6	56^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.4%	9	72.9	61.5	67.8	48.3	80.4	83.3	71.7	81.6	76.9	72.3	23.3	39.2	50.0	34.8	39.5	25.6	35.1	$7,123
Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	223	19	11.5	99.6%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	53	124^th of 345 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.3	103^rd of 413 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	45.8	42.1	44.2	37.5	52.2	66.7	28.9	59.3	42.1	45.7	41.7		62.5	26.7	51.9		36.2	$9,033
Lew Wallace Elementary	Public	K-5	513 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 848-9409	141	18	8.0	99.3%	11 (7.8%)	7 (5.0%)	106 (75.2%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	28.5	229^th of 345 public elementary schools	33.6%		25.4	301^st of 413 public elementary schools	27.1%	72				53.3	34.6	24.2				33.8							10.8	$10,594
Christine Duncan Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Atrisco Dr. NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 839-4971	534	38	14.0	71.0%	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.9	297^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.9%		22.4	322^nd of 413 public elementary schools	22.0%	25	20.0		13.3	29.6	31.0	31.3	28.3	27.5	27.1	29.1		15.5	28.1	28.3			15.6	$9,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Cochiti Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cochiti Elementary?

Students at Cochiti Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Cochiti Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cochiti Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Middle
High : Valley High

What district is Cochiti Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Cochiti Elementary a good school?

Cochiti Elementary ranks 237^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cochiti Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Cochiti Elementary.

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