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MacArthur Elementary

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MacArthur Elementary ranks 154 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

MacArthur 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.

MacArthur Elementary consistently performs below the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.39% of MacArthur students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with its English Language Learner (ELL) students performing well but its low socioeconomic status (SES) students performing below average. MacArthur has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 100% to 100.44% in recent years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Montessori Of The Rio Grande (43.38%) and Montessori Elementary School (unknown).

The nearby schools, such as Montessori Of The Rio Grande, Griegos Elementary, and Alvarado Elementary, generally outperform MacArthur Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. MacArthur's performance has also been inconsistent over time, ranging from 107th out of 383 schools (4 stars) in 2017-2018 to 201st out of 413 schools (3 stars) in 2023-2024. These factors suggest that MacArthur Elementary may need to implement more effective instructional strategies, targeted interventions, and comprehensive support systems to help all of its students succeed.

241

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,984

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 MacArthur Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 344-1482

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

White:

9.5%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2014 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

154^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	47.6	154 of 345	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	201 of 413	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	142 of 435	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	182 of 420	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	169 of 396	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	107 of 383	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	51.8	150 of 374	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	167 of 410	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	117 of 421	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	50.2	214 of 442	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.0	90 of 412	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	85 of 398	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	84 of 402	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	123 of 419	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	64.9	125 of 411	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.5	236 of 405	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.0	237 of 398	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.6	168 of 390	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.9	169 of 389	56.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	47.9	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.9	10 of 191	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	47.5	104 of 203	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	57.5	127 of 398	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	178 of 390	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	229 of 395	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	185 of 343	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	108 of 339	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	60 of 255	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	161 of 384	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	92 of 395	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	132 of 389	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	127 of 320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	105 of 329	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	143 of 325	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	157 of 356	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	96 of 426	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	137 of 410	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	94 of 361	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	48 of 356	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	214 of 397	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.3	107 of 414	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	186 of 392	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	110 of 337	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	91 of 333	72.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	188 of 304	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	180 of 339	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	175 of 413	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	271 of 325	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)68th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)46th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Mathematics29%~ state avg

Science20%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 25, 2019

Teachers are great. The principal and certain other administrative staff do not seem qualified for the positions they hold. If they are, why do they continue to avoid the bullying problem that exists at MacArthur involving some students, parents, and unfortunately a few of the staff members. Certain parents have expressed concern and demanded action be taken to protect their children while they are at school, but seem to be continuously ignored or disregarded. I believe there needs to be more urgent concern of this problem and perhaps even an internal investigation. 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
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
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
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
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
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4412	258	22	11.7	100.0%	51 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	192 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.3	84^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.7%	21	51.1			58.5	67.7	46.8				56.5	32.1	41.9	48.9				40.5	$9,972
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
Mission Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Mission Av NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-5269	336	28	12.0	100.0%	38 (11.3%)	17 (5.1%)	222 (66.1%)	5 (1.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	27.8	235^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.2	302^nd of 413 public elementary schools	26.9%	67	26.3			22.2	36.8	39.5				32.2		28.1	26.3				21.5	$10,106
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
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Fourth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0794	194	24	8.1	100.0%	25 (12.9%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.6	227^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.2%		15.6	360^th of 413 public elementary schools	12.8%	133	38.9			25.0	29.0					27.1			38.9				16.5	$11,112
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

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur Elementary

What schools do graduates of MacArthur Elementary attend?

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Valley High

How many students attend MacArthur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended MacArthur Elementary.

Is MacArthur Elementary a good school?

MacArthur Elementary ranks 154^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Elementary?

Students at MacArthur Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is MacArthur Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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