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Emerson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 284 students in grades PK-5. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools in the state.

Emerson Elementary significantly underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.81% of Emerson students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, Emerson's proficiency rate was just 6% in 2023-2024, compared to 24% for Albuquerque and 25% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 5% to 6% in recent years, well below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Zia Elementary, Alice King Community School, and Bandelier Elementary, significantly outperform Emerson Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. These higher-performing schools serve student populations with lower percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a key role in academic outcomes. Despite Emerson's relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's inability to improve its academic outcomes over an extended period is concerning and indicates the need for significant interventions and support to address the underlying issues.

334

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,700

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Georgia St SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

(505) 255-9091

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Van Buren Middle
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

American Indian:

6.6%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg44%

New Mexico avg44%

337^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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	10.3	337 of 345	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	376 of 413	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	429 of 435	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	404 of 420	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	379 of 396	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	326 of 383	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	363 of 374	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	400 of 410	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	364 of 421	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	409 of 442	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.3	379 of 412	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.9	393 of 398	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	395 of 402	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	388 of 419	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	376 of 411	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	355 of 405	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	377 of 398	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	363 of 390	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	369 of 389	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	197 of 223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	187 of 191	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	83 of 98	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	349 of 398	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	389 of 390	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	332 of 343	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	9.9	365 of 384	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	395 of 395	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	349 of 389	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	295 of 320	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	270 of 329	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	317 of 325	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	322 of 356	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	422 of 426	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	365 of 410	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	343 of 361	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	371 of 397	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	286 of 337	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	297 of 333	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	34.7	59 of 83	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.6	89 of 91	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	412 of 413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)29th percentile+28 vs school

White (2024)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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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
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Georgia St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-9091	334	29	11.3	98.5%	19 (5.7%)	17 (5.1%)	256 (76.6%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	10.3	337^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.3%		12.5	376^th of 413 public elementary schools	9.0%	39				20.0	31.3	22.5				23.8								$10,700
Wherry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Bldg 25000 - Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-2434	240	20	12.0	100.0%	17 (7.1%)	7 (2.9%)	192 (80.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)					23.3					15.7							6.9	$10,027
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
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Quincy St SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-2008	307	29	10.5	98.4%	32 (10.4%)	42 (13.7%)	186 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)								(n/a)				23.3	20.5					19.5							7.5	$14,903
Sandia Base Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21001 Wyoming SE Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 268-4356	280	21	13.6	100.0%	112 (40.0%)	15 (5.4%)	118 (42.1%)	10 (3.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.4%)	67.8	80^th of 345 public elementary schools	76.8%		64.6	117^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.7%	37	42.9			55.1	62.8	53.6				57.5	22.5	41.9	50.0				35.8	$6,926
Coral Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4401 Silver Avenue SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6725	241	18	13.5	100.0%	66 (27.4%)	14 (5.8%)	108 (44.8%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.4%)	86.5	33^rd of 345 public elementary schools	90.4%		77.6	71^st of 413 public elementary schools	82.8%	38	48.4			62.9	67.9	67.7				66.0	42.9	60.7	48.4				50.0
Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2020	236	19	12.7	100.0%	87 (36.9%)	7 (3.0%)	107 (45.3%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	62	92^nd of 345 public elementary schools	73.3%		51.6	166^th of 413 public elementary schools	59.8%	74	36.4			57.1	61.1	44.1				54.3	28.6	36.1	41.2				35.2	$11,794
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Emerson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 6% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Buren Middle
High : Highland High

What district is Emerson Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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