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Mitchell Elementary

Q: Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 190 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Mitchell Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 253 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 54 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mitchell Elementary's student performance on standardized tests is generally below the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.4% of Mitchell students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 22.4%, significantly lower than the Albuquerque (26.48%) and New Mexico (26.81%) averages. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 187 and 295 out of over 400 elementary schools in New Mexico. However, the school's 4th-grade students have outperformed the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in English Language Arts in recent years.

Mitchell Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The school serves a diverse student population, with significant percentages of Hispanic, Native American, and African American students. While the school's overall performance is below average, there are some bright spots, such as the performance of female students and Native American students, who have generally performed better than their male and Hispanic counterparts. Mitchell Elementary's proximity to several higher-performing elementary schools, such as Onate Elementary and S.Y. Jackson Elementary, suggests that the challenges faced by the school may be more related to school-specific factors rather than solely the demographics of the student population.

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

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 — 66th percentile in 2014 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

190^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	39.5	190 of 345	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	187 of 413	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	198 of 435	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	222 of 420	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	295 of 396	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	226 of 383	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	227 of 374	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.0	216 of 410	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.2	128 of 421	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	151 of 442	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	192 of 412	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	175 of 398	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	141 of 402	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	131 of 419	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.7	137 of 411	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.5	68 of 405	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	76.9	66 of 398	83.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	50 of 390	87.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.3	97 of 389	75.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	27 of 56	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	94 of 203	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	148 of 398	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	150 of 390	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	182 of 395	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.1	292 of 343	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	163 of 339	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	218 of 384	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	252 of 395	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	222 of 389	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	215 of 329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	179 of 325	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	140 of 356	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	161 of 426	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	165 of 410	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.2	248 of 361	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	165 of 356	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	223 of 397	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	223 of 414	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	258 of 392	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	256 of 337	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	250 of 333	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	26 of 92	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	27.8	76 of 99	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	151 of 158	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	152 of 304	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	201 of 413	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	160 of 325	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	153 of 187	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

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

White (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2024)44th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science29%~ state avg

Mathematics22%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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

You let your students get bullied and hurt. Close Quote

Schools Near Mitchell Elementary

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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-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 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 All Grades	Total
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10121 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-1937	233	21	11.1	99.6%	62 (26.6%)	6 (2.6%)	119 (51.1%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	39.5	190^th of 345 public elementary schools	44.9%		47.3	187^th of 413 public elementary schools	54.7%	3	28.6	41.5	54.3	34.7			42.4		28.6	26.5			22.4	$11,236
Matheson Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10809 Lexington Ave NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-5087	159	16	9.9	100.0%	34 (21.4%)	9 (5.7%)	102 (64.2%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	41.8	181^st of 345 public elementary schools	47.5%		23.5	313^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.2%	132			40.7	37.0			36.5	40.0		29.6			28.4	$9,939
Sombra Del Monte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9110 Shoshone Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6842	202	18	11.0	100.0%	50 (24.8%)	10 (5.0%)	111 (55.0%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	47.7	153^rd of 345 public elementary schools	55.7%		39.5	221^st of 413 public elementary schools	46.5%	68	35.1	36.8	27.0	59.5			41.1	26.3		43.2			23.2	$9,489
Osuna Elementary	Public	K-5	4715 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4811	438	34	12.8	99.5%	143 (32.6%)	13 (3.0%)	197 (45.0%)	12 (2.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	73.9	61^st of 345 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.9	46^th of 413 public elementary schools	88.9%	15	34.9	48.8	67.1	56.3			57.1	45.1	35.6	57.8			45.7	$7,895
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-3010	362	31	11.7	99.4%	107 (29.6%)	18 (5.0%)	177 (48.9%)	10 (2.8%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	33.2	211^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.8%		33.6	249^th of 413 public elementary schools	39.7%	38	29.8	34.2	41.5	38.3			38.1		17.1	31.9			20.6	$10,554
John Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	12015-B Tivoli St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 298-7486	404	32	12.7	99.0%	140 (34.7%)	15 (3.7%)	173 (42.8%)	11 (2.7%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	89.5	26^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.5%		83.1	58^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.0%	32	56.5	60.9	75.0	68.1			68.3	45.3	48.6	56.5			50.2	$8,477
S. Y. Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Cairo Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-9536	519	39	13.3	100.0%	265 (51.1%)	6 (1.2%)	169 (32.6%)	24 (4.6%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	97.1	9^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.4%		99	6^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.5%	3	67.1	69.7	83.3	80.9			78.0	52.8	66.7	65.2			61.6	$8,385
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4483	389	35	11.2	100.0%	81 (20.8%)	14 (3.6%)	233 (59.9%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%		25.2	303^rd of 413 public elementary schools	26.6%	60	18.4	16.3	34.1	30.8	48.2	45.5	35.2		18.2	28.2	33.3	21.2	21.1	$10,310
Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-5275	325	29	11.1	99.4%	98 (30.2%)	15 (4.6%)	161 (49.5%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	51.6	130^th of 345 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.5	123^rd of 413 public elementary schools	70.2%	7	31.3	36.1	63.3	50.0			48.7	13.1	42.9	43.8			31.7	$8,970
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 291-6819	301	22	13.8	99.7%	109 (36.2%)	7 (2.3%)	153 (50.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	92	21^st of 345 public elementary schools	93.9%		91.8	27^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.5%	6	51.3	70.0	66.0	64.1			67.1	58.3	60.0	56.4			58.4	$9,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell Elementary

Is Mitchell Elementary a good school?

Mitchell Elementary ranks 190^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mitchell Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Mitchell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mitchell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoover Middle

What district is Mitchell Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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