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Mitchell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
169th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools
Better than 51% of New Mexico elementary schools
Summary

Mitchell Elementary is a small PK–5 neighborhood school with 233 students in northeast Albuquerque, part of Albuquerque Public Schools, where families have an unusually dense set of nearby elementary choices.

In 2025-26, Mitchell Elementary ranked 169th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools — 51st percentile, 3 stars — placing it near the state midpoint and ahead of its district’s overall 37th-percentile standing. The school has recovered from a 2018-19 low of 26th percentile and 1 star, though it has not returned to its 2014-15 level. Compared with nearby schools, that statewide average looks more modest: seven of ten nearby schools outrank Mitchell, and within two miles are two top-1% schools, Hubert H Humphrey Elementary and S. Y. Jackson Elementary. Mitchell’s language arts (42.42%) is close to district (43.55%) and state (43.34%), but math (22.22%) trails district (25.74%) and state (25.54%) and is far behind neighbors such as Comanche Elementary (37.82%) and Osuna Elementary (49.32%). Fifth-grade science is a bright spot: 43.33% proficiency, above district (32.75%) and state (31.97%) and above several neighbors, including Sombra Del Monte Elementary (under 20%).

The sharpest internal difference is by grade. The school’s 5th grade is above district and state in every subject, with language arts at 53.33% and science at 43.33%, while 3rd-grade language arts is 29.41% — about 15 points below the state grade average — and 3rd- and 4th-grade math are reported only as under 20%. That pattern suggests an early-grade reading and math gap concentrated in the youngest cohort, which matters because that group will become the school’s upper grades. Math is the clearest whole-school priority: it has lagged district and state every year on record. Reported subgroup results, including for low-income students, rank above the school’s overall 51st percentile, but one prior special education result was very low and should be treated as a signal to investigate, not a settled conclusion. Data caveats: the 2023-24 free/reduced-lunch figure of 101.58% is a reporting artifact, and Matheson Park Elementary’s science results are suppressed by the state and unknown.

233
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,236
Per pupil spending ?
99.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10121 Comanche Rd NE
       Albuquerque, NM  87111

(505) 299-1937

District: Albuquerque Public Schools


Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hoover Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.1%
White:
26.6%
American Indian:
12.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the New Mexico median (51st percentile)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg36%
New Mexico avg36%
169th of 346
New Mexico public elementary schools ?
Top 49%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 47% (2016) to top 49% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
33rd of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools
55th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202645.6169 of 34651.2%★★★☆☆
202539.5190 of 34544.9%★★☆☆☆
202447.3187 of 41354.7%★★★☆☆
202352.1198 of 43554.5%★★★☆☆
202239.5222 of 42047.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.1295 of 39625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201838.3226 of 38341.0%★★☆☆☆
201737.1227 of 37439.3%★★☆☆☆
201642.0216 of 41047.3%★★☆☆☆
201560.2128 of 42169.6%★★★☆☆
201460.8151 of 44265.8%★★★☆☆
201350.8192 of 41253.4%★★★☆☆
201252.7175 of 39856.0%★★★☆☆
201158.4141 of 40264.9%★★★☆☆
201062.8131 of 41968.7%★★★☆☆
200961.7137 of 41166.7%★★★☆☆
200877.568 of 40583.2%★★★★☆
200776.966 of 39883.4%★★★★☆
200682.950 of 39087.2%★★★★☆
200568.397 of 38975.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202259.427 of 5651.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202249.894 of 20353.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202452.9148 of 39862.8%★★★☆☆
202357.7150 of 39061.5%★★★☆☆
202243.0182 of 39553.9%★★★☆☆
201920.1292 of 34314.9%★☆☆☆☆
201846.9163 of 33951.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202669.659 of 27378.4%★★★★☆
202437.4218 of 38443.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.7252 of 39536.2%★★☆☆☆
202234.1222 of 38942.9%★★☆☆☆
201914.2301 of 3205.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.1215 of 32934.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202654.192 of 25664.1%★★★☆☆
202540.1179 of 32544.9%★★☆☆☆
202455.3140 of 35660.7%★★★☆☆
202361.7161 of 42662.2%★★★☆☆
202247.1165 of 41059.8%★★★☆☆
201934.2248 of 36131.3%★★☆☆☆
201849.0165 of 35653.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202665.259 of 25176.5%★★★★☆
202436.9223 of 39743.8%★★☆☆☆
202343.4223 of 41446.1%★★☆☆☆
202227.0258 of 39234.2%★★☆☆☆
201926.7256 of 33724.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.0250 of 33324.9%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202443.043 of 9052.2%★★★☆☆
202376.326 of 9271.7%★★★★☆
202227.876 of 9923.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202413.6151 of 1584.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202654.9109 of 30464.1%★★★☆☆
202544.3152 of 30450.0%★★★☆☆
202448.5154 of 33954.6%★★★☆☆
202349.6201 of 41351.3%★★★☆☆
202249.6160 of 32550.8%★★★☆☆
201922.4168 of 19915.6%★☆☆☆☆
201829.5153 of 18718.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+27 vs school
Male (2026)76th percentile+25 vs school
White (2026)64th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2024)63rd percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2022)54th percentile+7 vs school
Native American (2024)52nd percentile~ school
African American (2022)52nd percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2024)4th percentile-50 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
Science43%+11 vs state
English Language Arts42%~ state avg
Mathematics22%-6 vs state

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What people are saying
by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Open Quote Three times they lost my child. She didn't go to clubs and they had no idea where she was. This school is horrible. Nice to know that anyone could just come and get my kid and I would have no idea! Close Quote


by a citizen
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Open Quote You let your students get bullied and hurt. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Elementary

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoover Middle

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Mitchell Elementary.

Mitchell Elementary ranks 169th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Mitchell Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 12% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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Latest New Mexico data All new data »
2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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