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Mission Avenue Elementary

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Mission Avenue Elementary ranks 235 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

235^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mission Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school serving 356 students in grades PK-5 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is part of the Albuquerque school district. The school has struggled academically in recent years, consistently ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools and receiving a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mission Avenue Elementary significantly lags behind state and district averages in academic proficiency, with only 32.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.48% proficient in Math, compared to 44.19% and 26.81% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools for female, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school has an extremely high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Mission Avenue Elementary performs significantly worse. For example, Alvarado Elementary, located just 2.21 miles away, ranked 63 out of 345 schools in 2024-2025 and had much higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math. While Mission Avenue Elementary's performance has been poor in recent years, the school's relatively small class sizes and the presence of higher-performing schools in the area suggest there may be opportunities for improvement through identifying and replicating best practices from nearby successful schools.

336

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,106

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Mission Av NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 344-5269

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Mission Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Taft Middle
High:	Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

American Indian:

11.6%

White:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (27% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

235^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	27.8	235 of 345	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	302 of 413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	343 of 435	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	351 of 420	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	314 of 396	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	238 of 383	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	270 of 374	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.6	196 of 410	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.9	165 of 421	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.0	266 of 442	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.0	185 of 412	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	212 of 398	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	275 of 402	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	218 of 419	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	235 of 411	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	191 of 405	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.8	240 of 398	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	234 of 390	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.3	310 of 389	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	78 of 223	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	335 of 398	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	364 of 390	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	326 of 395	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	235 of 343	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	227 of 339	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	229 of 255	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	274 of 384	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	306 of 395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	313 of 389	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	209 of 329	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	216 of 325	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	250 of 356	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	326 of 426	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	311 of 410	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	273 of 361	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	187 of 356	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	259 of 397	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	301 of 414	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	275 of 392	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	301 of 337	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	235 of 333	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.2	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	225 of 304	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	199 of 339	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	300 of 413	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	250 of 325	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)65th percentile+38 vs school

Native American (2024)39th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)35th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2024)16th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Science26%-3 vs state

Mathematics21%-5 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
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
Hodgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Morningside Dr NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9855	392	38	10.2	99.0%	56 (14.3%)	19 (4.8%)	208 (53.1%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	10.3	338^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.3	390^th of 413 public elementary schools	5.6%	52				25.0	28.6	19.6				24.1							5.7	$11,974
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
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
Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	289	18	15.9	99.7%	159 (55.0%)	2 (0.7%)	94 (32.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	99	3^rd of 345 public elementary schools	99.1%		99.6	3^rd of 413 public elementary schools	99.3%		68.6	75.0	70.6	86.1	85.7	86.5		83.3		87.6	69.8	64.3	75.7	90.3	83.3	64.7	74.2	$6,492
Bel-Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 888-4033	254	25	9.9	99.6%	21 (8.3%)	6 (2.4%)	184 (72.4%)	6 (2.4%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)					26.5	31.4				22.8							9.7	$10,961
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
Gov Bent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Hendrix Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9797	339	30	11.4	99.4%	50 (14.7%)	15 (4.4%)	189 (55.8%)	12 (3.5%)	54 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	6.1	344^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.8	400^th of 413 public elementary schools	3.1%	56				16.3	19.2	22.5				19.3							6.2	$9,959
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Mission Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Mission Avenue Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mission Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Taft Middle
High : Valley High

What district is Mission Avenue Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Mission Avenue Elementary a good school?

Mission Avenue Elementary ranks 235^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Avenue Elementary?

Students at Mission Avenue Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 12% American Indian, 11% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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