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Manzano High

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Manzano High ranks 84 th of 132 New Mexico alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Mexico Alternative Schools

Better than 36% of New Mexico alternative schools

Summary

Manzano High is a PK–12 school serving 1,157 students at 12200 Lomas Blvd NE in Albuquerque, part of Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), a district that ranks 55th of 87 in New Mexico (37th percentile, 2 stars). Manzano's results fall at or below that district average on nearly every measure. About 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio has improved steadily — 15.3 (2022–23) to 13.9 (2023–24) to 12.8 (2024–25) — a genuine resource-side bright spot.

Graduation is the sharpest concern: Manzano's 2024–25 rate of 67.6% is the lowest among nearby schools with reported data, behind Eldorado High (83.1%), Mission Achievement and Success (88.5%), Abq School of Excellence (88.9%), and Explore Academy (91.5%). Test proficiency trails both district and state on every 11th-grade measure. Math is the deepest deficit at 9.09%, against 16.08% for APS and 12.72% statewide — roughly nine in ten 11th graders are not proficient. Science (25.76% vs. 34.02% state) and language arts (33.84% vs. 36.78% state) also lag. English language arts is the one area of relative gain: the gap to the state narrowed from about 5.2 points to about 2.0 points over two years.

Manzano's history matters. In 2020–21 it graduated 79.4%, above both district and state, then dropped 17.4 points the next year and has climbed slowly since (63.7% to 64.0% to 67.6%), while the state rose faster. Poverty does not explain the performance level: Eldorado High, 2.98 miles away with higher economic need (99.75% free or reduced-price lunch), reports roughly double Manzano's math and science proficiency despite a larger class size. The closest contrast is Abq School of Excellence, 0.7 miles away on the same street, with 51.43% math proficiency and 88.9% graduation.

1,157

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,622

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

12200 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 559-2200

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

White:

17.3%

American Indian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2017 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New Mexico average (68% vs 81%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg30%

New Mexico avg28%

84^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Alternative Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	95 of 131	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	127 of 172	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	93 of 170	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	107 of 177	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	85 of 181	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	94 of 182	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.5	77 of 158	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.7	63 of 185	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	56 of 193	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	50 of 198	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	49 of 177	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.1	36 of 163	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	77.8	30 of 157	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	82.8	24 of 151	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	26 of 146	82.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	30 of 150	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	30 of 134	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	24 of 129	81.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	28.1	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	30.9	33 of 51	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	29.2	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	62 of 95	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	111 of 142	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	80 of 143	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	120 of 157	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	87 of 144	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	82 of 145	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	61 of 98	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	113 of 136	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	74 of 132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	126 of 150	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	83 of 139	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	88 of 133	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	55.2	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	58 of 89	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	79 of 115	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	87 of 127	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	64 of 157	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	102 of 161	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	91 of 164	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	71 of 100	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	130 of 150	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	88 of 146	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	101 of 159	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	75 of 151	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	54.1	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	24.6	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	20 of 62	67.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	80 of 117	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	83 of 117	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	108 of 136	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	81 of 157	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	74 of 133	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	66 of 109	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Native American (2023)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)46th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)37th percentile~ school

Female (2023)35th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)12th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)1st percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2023)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)53rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)40th percentile~ school

Female (2023)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)30th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)16th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)2nd percentile-39 vs school

High school

Native American (2023)62nd percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2022)58th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)35th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2018)35th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

White (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)24th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2022)17th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2019)14th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%~ state avg

Science27%-8 vs state

Mathematics9%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 13, 2012

August, 2012. My child graduated 3 months ago. Great English teachers, band director and dedicated science teachers.
The biggest issue I have is about 40% of the teachers wouldn't return a phone call or e-mail that I sent to them. The effective way to get a response (and this was told to me by a secretary!) was to send an e-mail to the teacher with a copy to a Vice-Principal (VP). Then the teacher would respond the same day.
Example in 2012: Left math teacher a phone message. No reply. Sent same teacher an e-mail. No reply. Sent another e-mail with CC to VP; same day reply, something like "Oh sorry, I was busy". Tried to contact same teacher 2 weeks later, with multiple e-mails. Finally, something like "Oh sorry, I guess I lost your e-mail".
I had a similar lack of communication with a World History teacher in 2009. Even the principal failed to get back to me after she typed that she would.
My second major complaint: At least 2 math teachers think it is OK to return a test to the students for a quick review, then collect the tests, thus preventing the student from later re-studying the problems he missed. In addition, this practice prevents a parent (me!) from going over the problems that were missed. I was told I could contact the teacher to have the test sent home, but why would I, knowing their tendency of failure to respond.
My child had great English teachers. History was probably very good; social studies probably good too.
It didn't appear that the administration supported the science department very well, in a place that is less than 5 miles from Sandia National Laboratory. The science teachers did as well as they could. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th 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
Manzano High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12200 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 559-2200	1,157	90	12.8	95.2%	200 (17.3%)	45 (3.9%)	721 (62.3%)	44 (3.8%)	91 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (4.6%)								(n/a)		35.1			8.9				26.7																$9,622
Abq School Of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13201 Lomas Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Abq School Of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 312-7711	1,005	62	16.3	56.9%	306 (30.4%)	57 (5.7%)	428 (42.6%)	58 (5.8%)	27 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	124 (12.3%)								(n/a)		77.4			64.2		55.0	53.0	78.9	59.5	74.0	75.0	58.8	67.5	61.3	71.0	67.5	52.6	48.7	56.3	52.5	51.3	41.6	50.4	$6,044
Eldorado High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11300 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4871	1,579	108	14.5	—	586 (37.1%)	31 (2.0%)	716 (45.3%)	48 (3.0%)	79 (5.0%)	4 (0.3%)	115 (7.3%)								(n/a)		56.4	56.3		25.6	25.6			49.7																$8,544
Highland Autism Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	220 Monroe SW	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 266-6869	15	11	1.3	20.0%	2 (13.3%)	2 (13.3%)	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)
Aces Technical Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	4501 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Aces Technical Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 506-1186	165	14	11.7	—	15 (9.1%)	12 (7.3%)	105 (63.6%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.9%)								(n/a)										25.0	55.0	44.4		47.1	56.3	50.0	48.0	40.0				50.0		30.1
Unm Mimbres School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Yale Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Unm Mimbres School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 272-2890	23	12	1.9	—	4 (17.4%)	1 (4.3%)	12 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.0%)								(n/a)
Mission Achievement And Success 1.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1718 Yale Blvd SE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Mission Achievement And Success	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 242-3118	1,193	77	15.4	—	53 (4.4%)	48 (4.0%)	984 (82.5%)	25 (2.1%)	26 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)								(n/a)		55.1			30.4		52.6	57.5	58.0	56.0	55.7	60.9	74.7	61.5	56.9	72.6	63.6	54.1	30.4	51.3	53.9	26.5	38.4	41.0	$8,924
Explore Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5100 Masthead St NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Explore Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 305-5300	1,413	115	12.2	25.8%	460 (32.6%)	32 (2.3%)	674 (47.7%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	225 (15.9%)								(n/a)		77.5			45.0		62.9	57.1	79.0	64.0	45.6	76.5	62.9	51.8	53.2	56.8	56.1	25.0	30.9	50.0	46.4	40.9	37.3	39.8	$8,648
Corrales International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5500 Wilshire Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87113	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-9733	232	19	12.4	38.4%	47 (20.3%)	6 (2.6%)	157 (67.7%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)								(n/a)							37.5			31.6	50.0	54.6	58.3	40.0	35.0	30.4	44.9		31.8		35.0			22.2	$10,091
Continuation School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5100 2nd St NW	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 468-7284	5	2	2.5	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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