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Montezuma Elementary

Q: Is Montezuma Elementary a good school?

Montezuma Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Montezuma Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Montezuma Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Montezuma Elementary?

Students at Montezuma Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Montezuma Elementary is a PK–5 school of 330 students on Indian School Road NE in Albuquerque, part of Albuquerque Public Schools. In 2025-26 it ranked 316th of 346 ranked elementary schools — the 9th percentile with 0 stars — and has not reached the 19th percentile in ten years of history. Proficiency runs roughly 10–16 points below district and state in every subject: language arts 32.91 vs. 43.55 district, math 14.20 vs. 25.74, and 5th-grade science 16.36 vs. 32.75. Nearly all students are economically disadvantaged (99.39% free/reduced lunch in 2024-25), and the student-teacher ratio is 11.9.

Within two miles, Montezuma sits in the lower third of a very wide local spread. Desert Willow Family School posts 83.6 ELA/74.6 math, Monte Vista Elementary 63.3/39.9, Coral Community Charter 63.2/35.8, and Zia Elementary 50.0/37.2. These schools serve nearly the same economically disadvantaged population and have similar or larger classes, so poverty and staffing do not explain the gap. Montezuma is ahead of Hodgin Elementary, Bel-Air Elementary, and Longfellow Elementary, but far behind the leaders; Desert Willow’s ELA proficiency is about 2.5 times Montezuma’s.

The clearest success is ELA: proficiency has climbed about 10 points in three years, cutting the gap with the district from 16 points to 10.6, and 3rd-grade ELA is essentially at district average. Math is the intractable problem, pinned near 14% for four years while the district sits near 26–28%. The gap widens by grade: 4th- and 5th-grade ELA and math fall 16–19 points behind, and 5th grade is the weakest on all tested subjects. The school’s rank slipped even as raw ELA rose because the comparison pool improved faster. Note that near-100% free/reduced lunch may reflect community eligibility, and suppressed or bound values should not be read as exact figures.

330

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,900

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

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.

3100 Indian School NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

(505) 260-2040

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

16.4%

American Indian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

316^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	14.6	316 of 346	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	326 of 345	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	367 of 413	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	370 of 435	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	367 of 420	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	378 of 396	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	362 of 383	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	365 of 374	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	380 of 410	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	347 of 421	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	390 of 442	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	365 of 412	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	311 of 402	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	320 of 419	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.7	252 of 411	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.0	283 of 405	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.1	244 of 398	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	225 of 390	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.0	279 of 389	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.5	322 of 398	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	304 of 390	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	294 of 395	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	316 of 343	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	322 of 339	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	74.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	241 of 255	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	350 of 384	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	353 of 395	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	329 of 389	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	310 of 320	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	319 of 329	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	304 of 325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	310 of 356	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	357 of 426	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	329 of 410	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	342 of 361	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	334 of 356	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	248 of 251	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	361 of 397	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	378 of 414	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	341 of 392	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	328 of 337	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	318 of 333	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	38.3	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.9	28 of 99	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.9	137 of 158	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	274 of 304	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	279 of 304	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	370 of 413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	280 of 325	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2022)67th percentile+54 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile+19 vs school

Native American (2023)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2024)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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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
Montezuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Indian School NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 260-2040	330	28	11.9	60.9%	54 (16.4%)	9 (2.7%)	220 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	14.6	316^th of 346 public elementary schools	8.7%		14.5	326^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.5%	10	16.4			41.7	33.9	24.1				32.9	16.0	14.0	12.7				14.2	$14,900
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
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3211 Monte Vista Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 260-2030	379	27	14.0	37.7%	130 (34.3%)	8 (2.1%)	194 (51.2%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	74.1	58^th of 346 public elementary schools	83.2%		66.4	85^th of 345 public elementary schools	75.4%	27	51.4			57.1	75.0	56.9				63.3	37.5	33.3	48.6				39.9	$7,341
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
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
Bel-Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 888-4033	254	25	9.9	71.7%	21 (8.3%)	6 (2.4%)	184 (72.4%)	6 (2.4%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)	< 20%		< 20%		29.7	22.6				25.6		< 20%	< 20%				8.9	$10,961
Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	289	18	15.9	32.9%	159 (55.0%)	2 (0.7%)	94 (32.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	96.8	7^th of 346 public elementary schools	98.0%		99	3^rd of 345 public elementary schools	99.1%	4	68.9	≥ 80%	75.4	71.4	87.2	73.3	87.5	≥ 90%	≥ 80%	83.6	46.4	69.2	73.3	87.5	≥ 90%	85.0	74.6	$6,492
Hodgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Morningside Dr NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9855	392	38	10.2	69.9%	56 (14.3%)	19 (4.8%)	208 (53.1%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	7.9	341^st of 346 public elementary schools	1.4%		10.3	338^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.0%	3	14.8			25.0	30.8	16.7				23.3	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%				9.7	$11,974
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
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Edith NE	Albuquerque	87102	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2024	168	19	8.6	72.6%	10 (6.0%)	3 (1.8%)	132 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	23.9	272^nd of 346 public elementary schools	21.4%		30.7	218^th of 345 public elementary schools	36.8%	54	30.8				21.9	38.5				27.3		< 20%	26.9				14.3	$10,893

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