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Los Padillas Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Los Padillas Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 205 students. The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on state assessments and the high percentage of students from low-income families and English Language Learners (ELL).

Over the past decade, Los Padillas Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools, with only 27.78% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.33% in Mathematics, compared to 43.65% and 26.48% in the Albuquerque district and 44.19% and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance on science assessments was also low, with only 13.5% of students proficient or better, compared to 33.8% in Albuquerque and 33.2% statewide.

Despite the school's academic challenges, Los Padillas Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.2 to 10.8 students per teacher in recent years, which is lower than the nearby schools. This could be a potential advantage, but it does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that other factors, such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership, may need to be addressed to improve student performance.

202

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,586

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 Los Padillas Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 877-0108

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Los Padillas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Polk Middle
High:	Rio Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.1%

White:

4.5%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

323^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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	15.3	323 of 345	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	305 of 413	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	356 of 435	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	275 of 420	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	311 of 396	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	306 of 383	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	392 of 410	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	382 of 421	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	426 of 442	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	385 of 412	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	370 of 398	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	378 of 402	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	370 of 419	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	379 of 411	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	365 of 405	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.3	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	305 of 390	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.5	270 of 389	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	176 of 223	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	178 of 191	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	300 of 398	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	341 of 390	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	157 of 395	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	302 of 384	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	319 of 395	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	241 of 389	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	250 of 320	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	269 of 329	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	240 of 356	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	344 of 426	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	235 of 410	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	265 of 361	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	273 of 356	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	332 of 397	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	356 of 414	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	262 of 333	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	297 of 304	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	356 of 413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.3	130 of 325	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2024)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)21st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)16th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics13%-13 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
Los Padillas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2525 Los Padillas Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0108	202	24	8.4	100.0%	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	323^rd of 345 public elementary schools	6.4%		25	305^th of 413 public elementary schools	26.2%	18				25.0	35.7	23.5				27.8							13.3	$16,586
Pajarito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Don Felipe SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-9718	301	39	7.7	100.0%	17 (5.6%)	3 (1.0%)	272 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	20.7	291^st of 345 public elementary schools	15.7%		7.6	402^nd of 413 public elementary schools	2.7%	111				23.5	38.1	31.0				31.4							9.5	$12,887
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5317 Second St SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3800	233	22	10.8	100.0%	9 (3.9%)	4 (1.7%)	210 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)				21.4	22.9					20.5							10.7	$10,533
Isleta Elementary School	Public	K-6	1000 Moonlight Drive	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Isleta Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 273-8444	93	10	9.7	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	303	22	14.0	99.7%	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)						32.7				21.5							11.5	$10,014
George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	997	81	12.2	100.0%	52 (5.2%)	22 (2.2%)	871 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16	319^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.5%		21.2	329^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.3%	10	15.3	19.4	18.4	30.4	32.4	34.7	29.2	32.1	36.2	32.7	10.1		27.8	11.1	10.1	8.5	11.3	$7,175
Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	202	21	9.6	99.5%	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	186 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	17.5					27.5				20.4							9.2	$8,797
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	344	26	13.4	99.7%	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	343^rd of 345 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.9	396^th of 413 public elementary schools	4.1%	53				20.8	22.9	20.0				21.1							6.0	$10,018
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	44	13.3	99.7%	32 (5.4%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.1	333^rd of 345 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.3	363^rd of 413 public elementary schools	12.1%	30	11.5			21.9	31.0	28.7				27.0	11.5	9.2	21.8				14.1	$8,862
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	395	33	11.9	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.3	312^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	373^rd of 413 public elementary schools	9.7%	61	20.4			25.8	17.9	30.9				24.5	19.4		25.9				15.9	$10,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Padillas Elementary

What district is Los Padillas Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Los Padillas Elementary a good school?

Los Padillas Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Los Padillas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Los Padillas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Padillas Elementary?

Students at Los Padillas Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Los Padillas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Padillas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Polk Middle
High : Rio Grande High

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