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Onate Elementary

Q: Is Onate Elementary a good school?

Onate Elementary ranks 36 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Onate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Onate Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Onate Elementary?

Students at Onate Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Onate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Onate Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jackson Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-5

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Onate Elementary is a PK–5 school in Albuquerque Public Schools, serving 301 students at 12415 Brentwood Hills NE in Albuquerque's northeast heights. Its district ranks 55th of 87 in New Mexico (37th percentile, 2 stars), but Onate performs far above that context: in 2025–2026 it ranked 36th of 346 elementary schools statewide — 90th percentile, 4 stars — following 21st of 345 (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025 and 27th of 413 (93rd percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–2024. Over the past decade, it has generally ranked between the 85th and 96th percentiles.

In 2025–2026, Onate's all-grades proficiency was 66.01% in English language arts, 52.29% in math, and 55.10% in 5th-grade science, compared with roughly 44% ELA and 27%–28% math for both the district and the state. Among nearby schools, only S. Y. Jackson Elementary clearly outperforms Onate (76.84% ELA, 64.71% math, 72.34% science). John Baker Elementary is close in ELA (64.22%) and math (50.49%), but Onate is ahead in every subject, including science (47.83% at John Baker). Other nearby schools trail well behind — Collet Park Elementary (50.98% ELA, 21.57% math), Mitchell Elementary (42.42%, 22.22%), Matheson Park Elementary, Chelwood Elementary, Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy, Tomasita Elementary, Apache Elementary, and McCollum Elementary, whose math proficiency is reported as under 10%.

Results are consistent across grades: ELA proficiency was 69.39% in 3rd grade, 70.91% in 4th, and 57.14% in 5th; math was 53.06%, 49.09%, and 55.10%. English learner and low-income students generally rank in the top decile statewide. Students with disabilities are the exception, ranking 47th percentile in 2023–2024 and 64th in 2022–2023 — the clearest area to ask about. Onate's free/reduced lunch rate was 99.67% in 2024–2025, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.8 is the highest among these nearby schools, yet it still outperforms nearly all of them, suggesting instruction and leadership, not class size, drive the results.

301

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,445

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12415 Brentwood Hills NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112

(505) 291-6819

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Onate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Jackson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

White:

36.2%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (59% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Albuquerque Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

36^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	87.3	36 of 346	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	92.0	21 of 345	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	27 of 413	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	18 of 435	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	40 of 420	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	16 of 396	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	42 of 383	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	57 of 374	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	91.1	17 of 410	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	38 of 421	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	84.7	41 of 442	90.7%	★★★★★
2013	69.2	111 of 412	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	99 of 398	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	64 of 402	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	77 of 419	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	80 of 411	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.8	76 of 405	81.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	99 of 398	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.5	46 of 390	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	84.3	40 of 389	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	64.1	10 of 40	75.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	14 of 223	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	9 of 203	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	19 of 252	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	40 of 398	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	16 of 390	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	27 of 395	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	39 of 343	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	63 of 339	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	44 of 273	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	28 of 255	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	51 of 384	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	16 of 395	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	38 of 389	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	28 of 320	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	57 of 329	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	52 of 256	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	93.7	14 of 325	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	32 of 356	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	69 of 426	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	26 of 410	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	15 of 361	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	41 of 356	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	51 of 251	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	34 of 397	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	20 of 414	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	48 of 392	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	8 of 337	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	19 of 333	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	84 of 158	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	59 of 165	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	22 of 304	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	19 of 304	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	25 of 339	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	17 of 413	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	43 of 325	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	14 of 199	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	24 of 187	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2022)75th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Science55%+23 vs state

Mathematics52%+24 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	87.3	36^th of 346 public elementary schools	89.6%		92	21^st of 345 public elementary schools	93.9%	15	55.1			69.4	70.9	57.1				66.0	53.1	49.1	55.1				52.3	$9,445
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	309	29	10.8	99.4%	49 (15.9%)	13 (4.2%)	174 (56.3%)	8 (2.6%)	39 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	22.4	284^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%	36	18.4			34.2	39.0	39.5				37.5	< 20%	17.1	< 20%				12.5	$8,869
Matheson Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10809 Lexington Ave NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	55.4	122^nd of 346 public elementary schools	64.7%		41.8	181^st of 345 public elementary schools	47.5%	59				50.0	52.4					39.4		33.3					18.3	$9,939
Collet Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morris St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	44.9	173^rd of 346 public elementary schools	50.0%		33.2	211^th of 345 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	29.4			57.6	61.1	33.3				51.0	27.3	< 20%	24.2				21.6	$10,554
John Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	12015-B Tivoli St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	83.2	40^th of 346 public elementary schools	88.4%		89.5	26^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.5%	14	47.8			57.8	75.0	60.9				64.2	42.3	51.6	58.0				50.5	$8,477
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-5009	302	37	8.1	99.0%	72 (23.8%)	12 (4.0%)	172 (57.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)								(n/a)				27.0	40.0					26.0	< 20%						< 10%	$17,772
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	341	26	13.3	98.8%	55 (16.1%)	16 (4.7%)	192 (56.3%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	12.8	324^th of 346 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%	10	14.6			28.3	27.3	32.6				29.3	16.7	< 20%	18.8				13.7	$10,493
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	21.2	291^st of 346 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%	48	16.3	27.3	20.7	34.0	35.3	22.5	51.9	52.4	27.3	36.1	15.7	< 20%	20.8	37.0	28.6	< 20%	19.4	$10,310
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10121 Comanche Rd NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	45.6	169^th of 346 public elementary schools	51.2%		39.5	190^th of 345 public elementary schools	44.9%	21	43.3			29.4	45.7	53.3				42.4	< 20%	< 20%	36.7				22.2	$11,236
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6844	187	17	10.8	100.0%	17 (9.1%)	13 (7.0%)	125 (66.8%)	5 (2.7%)	15 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)	< 20%		< 20%		32.1	45.2				33.7			< 20%				12.1	$10,001

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