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Comanche Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
88th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 75% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Comanche Elementary is a PK–5 school at 3505 Pennsylvania St NE in Albuquerque's northeast heights, serving 325 students in Albuquerque Public Schools, with free/reduced-price lunch participation reported at essentially universal levels.

By the numbers, Comanche is a top-quartile school in a bottom-half district. It ranks 88th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools (75th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025–26, while Albuquerque Public Schools sits 55th of 87 districts (37th percentile, 2 stars). Proficiency runs above both district and state in every subject tested: 55.13% in language arts (state: 43.34%), 37.82% in math (state: 25.54%), and 55.1% in 5th-grade science — about 23 points above New Mexico and the strongest signal in the school's data. The trajectory is upward: language arts climbed from 41% to 55.13% over four years, math rebounded to a new high after a dip, and the student–teacher ratio tightened from 13.2 to 11.1. Notably, the school's low-income students rank in the 85th percentile statewide — its highest-performing group, in a building where nearly everyone qualifies for subsidized meals.

Among 11 nearby campuses, Comanche ranks 4th overall and 3rd among the seven with near-universal poverty. Against the closest high-poverty peers it leads in every subject — roughly 1.7× Sombra Del Monte's language arts proficiency and far ahead of Gov Bent and Bel-Air — and its 5th-grade science score is the highest among nearby PK–5 schools. New Mexico International School, 0.6 miles away, scores higher but serves a student body that is only about 10% economically disadvantaged, so it isn't an apples-to-apples comparison; Desert Willow Family School shows what's possible at similar poverty levels. Two areas worth watching: 4th-grade math (17.74%) is the only result below district and state, though 5th-grade math's 63.27% suggests cohort variation rather than a systemic gap; and special education students remain the weakest measured group (2 stars), while English learners have improved sharply.

325
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,970
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3505 Pennsylvania St NE
       Albuquerque, NM  87110

(505) 884-5275

District: Albuquerque Public Schools


Students who attend Comanche Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cleveland Middle
High:    Sandia High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.5%
White:
30.2%
American Indian:
9.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the New Mexico average (48% vs 36% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015
Above the New Mexico median (75th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg36%
New Mexico avg36%
88th of 346
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 19 pts since 2016
From top 45% (2016) to top 25% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools
55th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202664.688 of 34674.6%★★★★☆
202551.6130 of 34562.3%★★★☆☆
202463.5123 of 41370.2%★★★★☆
202359.8165 of 43562.1%★★★☆☆
202252.3151 of 42064.0%★★★☆☆
201952.9161 of 39659.3%★★★☆☆
201845.3184 of 38352.0%★★★☆☆
201749.9160 of 37457.2%★★★☆☆
201648.3184 of 41055.1%★★★☆☆
201556.4146 of 42165.3%★★★☆☆
201455.6175 of 44260.4%★★★☆☆
201374.791 of 41277.9%★★★★☆
201271.790 of 39877.4%★★★★☆
201168.2111 of 40272.4%★★★★☆
201072.391 of 41978.3%★★★★☆
200973.287 of 41178.8%★★★★☆
200880.058 of 40585.7%★★★★☆
200781.352 of 39886.9%★★★★☆
200686.238 of 39090.3%★★★★★
200590.621 of 38994.6%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202242.535 of 5637.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202466.969 of 22369.1%★★★☆☆
202244.2120 of 20340.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202660.773 of 25271.0%★★★★☆
202458.7118 of 39870.4%★★★★☆
202369.3110 of 39071.8%★★★★☆
202259.9109 of 39572.4%★★★★☆
201941.8189 of 34344.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.6196 of 33942.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202658.884 of 27369.2%★★★★☆
202566.361 of 25576.1%★★★★☆
202460.8123 of 38468.0%★★★☆☆
202361.4142 of 39564.1%★★★☆☆
202247.3156 of 38959.9%★★★☆☆
201947.9158 of 32050.6%★★★☆☆
201847.7159 of 32951.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202671.939 of 25684.8%★★★★☆
202554.7113 of 32565.2%★★★☆☆
202472.183 of 35676.7%★★★★☆
202371.1120 of 42671.8%★★★★☆
202261.289 of 41078.3%★★★★☆
201931.9256 of 36129.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.2271 of 35623.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202659.376 of 25169.7%★★★★☆
202459.9127 of 39768.0%★★★☆☆
202344.2220 of 41446.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.5189 of 39251.8%★★★☆☆
201953.0133 of 33760.5%★★★☆☆
201844.2171 of 33348.6%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202443.042 of 9053.3%★★★☆☆
202349.148 of 9247.8%★★☆☆☆
202231.866 of 9933.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202430.5100 of 15836.7%★★☆☆☆
202224.9120 of 1329.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202668.866 of 30478.3%★★★★☆
202572.655 of 30481.9%★★★★☆
202464.689 of 33973.7%★★★★☆
202363.0138 of 41366.6%★★★☆☆
202275.347 of 32585.5%★★★★☆
201947.3110 of 19944.7%★★☆☆☆
201842.1111 of 18740.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile~ school
Native American (2024)53rd percentile-17 vs school
African American (2022)38th percentile-27 vs school
Special Education (2024)37th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts55%+10 vs state
Science55%+23 vs state
Mathematics38%+10 vs state

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Students at Comanche Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 30% White, 9% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Comanche Elementary ranks 88th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Comanche Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleveland Middle
High : Sandia High

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Comanche Elementary.

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2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresNewSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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