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Mark Twain Elementary

Q: Is Mark Twain Elementary a good school?

Mark Twain Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mark Twain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Mark Twain Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mark Twain Elementary?

Students at Mark Twain Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mark Twain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hayes Middle High : Highland High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mark Twain Elementary is a small PK–5 school at 6316 Constitution Ave NE in Albuquerque’s northeast heights, part of Albuquerque Public Schools, with 285 students and an overwhelmingly low-income student body (99.65% qualifying for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25). Its 2025–26 statewide rank is 327 of 346 elementary/middle schools (5th percentile, 0 stars), while the district ranks 55th of 87 districts (37th percentile, 2 stars). The school’s clearest structural strength is an 8:1 student–teacher ratio, the best among nearby schools.

Academically, proficiency is below district and state averages in every subject. In 2025–26, English language arts was 28.09% at Mark Twain versus 44.59% in the district and 44.66% statewide; math was 17.98% versus 27.69% and 27.85%; science was under 20% versus 33.88% in the district and 33.62% statewide. No grade level reaches district norms in any subject, and reading is the sharpest relative weakness. Poverty alone does not appear to explain the gap: Zia Elementary is about 1.2 miles away, serves essentially the same low-income population, and posts 50.00% ELA proficiency, while Coral Community Charter posts 63.16% ELA with 100% free/reduced lunch. Mark Twain ranks 8th of ten same-district schools within roughly two miles.

Over the long term, the school’s relative rank has slid from 55th percentile and 3 stars in 2016–17 to 5th percentile and 0 stars in 2025–26. One encouraging trend is math: all-grade proficiency rose from 10% in 2023–24 to 17.98% in 2025–26, even as ELA declined. Flat results across grades 3–5 suggest a school-wide instructional pattern rather than one weak cohort. Families nearby have higher-performing options, including 21st Century Public Academy (75th percentile), Coral, and Zia; Coral and 21st Century also serve grades beyond fifth. A data note: the 2023–24 free/reduced-lunch figure of 102.55% is a reporting artifact, but the signal is that nearly all students qualify.

285

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,929

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

6316 Constitution Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 255-8337

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Mark Twain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hayes Middle
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

White:

20.0%

American Indian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

327^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 77Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	327 of 346	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	280 of 345	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	364 of 413	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	331 of 435	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	234 of 420	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	269 of 396	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	275 of 383	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.2	167 of 374	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.1	224 of 410	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.5	227 of 421	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.5	296 of 442	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	249 of 412	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.4	184 of 398	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	26.3	316 of 402	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.6	334 of 419	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	339 of 411	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.9	243 of 405	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.0	209 of 398	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.4	219 of 390	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.6	220 of 389	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	30.5	28 of 35	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	67.9	37 of 203	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	311 of 398	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	299 of 390	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	223 of 395	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	251 of 343	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	303 of 339	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	347 of 384	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	293 of 395	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	262 of 389	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	190 of 320	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	230 of 329	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	240 of 325	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	307 of 356	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	315 of 426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	181 of 410	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	225 of 361	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	235 of 356	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	365 of 397	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	328 of 414	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	217 of 392	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	225 of 337	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	217 of 333	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	32 of 91	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.6	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	304 of 413	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	281 of 325	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	174 of 187	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)82nd percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)65th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2024)39th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2018)20th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

I went to Mark Twain elementary when I lived on SE Georgia. Our wall in the backyard was right behind the school playground. I loved going there and I think it somehow primed me to
Later handle Monroe Junior high school and then Manzano high school. Good memories with all these schools. I am now a retired pediatric 😩RN. But I still fondly remember my elementary, junior high and high school experiences. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 25, 2016

The staff and teachers really go out of there way to help these kids to succeed. My son has adhd and when he came to mark twain he had an iep that 3 aps schools ignored and never implemented. Arroyo del oso, Montezuma, and Chelwood. The iep are set in place to help the kids and teachers with tools to get the a plan that work for your child individually. He came to mark twain unable to read at 3rd grade. I really felt aps just didnt care til Mark Twain implemented his iep and improved it. The staff truely cares. My son is off to middle school next year. He can read and has tools to sit still to learn. Mark Twain has set the path for success for him. I just want to say thank you. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6316 Constitution Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8337	285	36	8.0	64.2%	57 (20.0%)	10 (3.5%)	172 (60.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.1%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.6%)	12.4	327^th of 346 public elementary schools	5.5%		22.1	280^th of 345 public elementary schools	18.8%	47	< 20%		< 20%	27.3	30.4	27.3				28.1	< 20%		< 20%				18.0	$15,929
Inez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-9010	309	33	9.3	55.7%	65 (21.0%)	10 (3.2%)	184 (59.5%)	16 (5.2%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	24.7	269^th of 346 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.9	225^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.8%	44	39.1			35.2	43.6	25.4				33.3	14.8	22.5	18.8				18.4	$9,474
Alice King Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	8100 Mountain Rd. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 344-0746	384	37	10.4	19.0%	117 (30.5%)	11 (2.9%)	219 (57.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	38.6	204^th of 346 public elementary schools	41.0%		40.7	186^th of 345 public elementary schools	46.1%	18	32.0	50.0	37.5	33.3	52.1	38.8	43.9	60.6	54.6	46.3	< 20%	27.1	18.4	41.5	33.3		27.1	$8,207
Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	466	49	9.5	71.7%	56 (12.0%)	13 (2.8%)	325 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	15	315^th of 346 public elementary schools	9.0%		11	336^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.6%	21		40.0	31.9		34.6		21.1	45.5	47.2	36.3				22.2	21.2	15.7	14.6
La Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Copper Av NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 262-1581	415	34	12.3	70.1%	26 (6.3%)	40 (9.6%)	316 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	11.5	330^th of 346 public elementary schools	4.6%		4.1	345^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.0%	15	< 20%		< 20%	15.2	26.8	12.3				18.2	< 20%	28.6	12.3				18.2	$9,815
Zia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Jefferson St NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2020	236	19	12.7	46.2%	87 (36.9%)	7 (3.0%)	107 (45.3%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	59.2	106^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.4%		62	92^nd of 345 public elementary schools	73.3%	14	47.2			57.1	51.4	44.4				50.9	45.7	34.2	27.8				35.8	$11,794
Zuni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Claremont Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-8313	212	20	10.8	67.0%	39 (18.4%)	6 (2.8%)	143 (67.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	21.3	290^th of 346 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.9	304^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.9%	14	< 20%		< 20%	37.0	37.0	34.2				35.9			18.4				16.3	$8,540
Bellehaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Princess Jeanne St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-7489	216	23	9.3	60.2%	44 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (66.7%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	25.8	264^th of 346 public elementary schools	23.7%		53.3	123^rd of 345 public elementary schools	64.3%	141	22.9			42.9	36.0	34.3				37.0			< 20%				16.1	$8,636
Coral Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4401 Silver Avenue SE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6725	241	18	13.5	3.7%	66 (27.4%)	14 (5.8%)	108 (44.8%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.4%)	69.3	73^rd of 346 public elementary schools	78.9%		86.5	33^rd of 345 public elementary schools	90.4%	40	50.0			57.6	70.0	59.1				63.2	33.3	27.5	54.6				35.8
21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	371	36	10.2	22.4%	257 (69.3%)	17 (4.6%)	59 (15.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	65.4	85^th of 346 public elementary schools	75.4%		71.3	66^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.9%	19	56.8	53.7	55.0	45.2	69.2	56.8	52.6	66.7	57.6	58.1	35.5	38.5	40.9	35.5	29.2	28.8	33.7

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