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Pajarito Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Pajarito Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 336 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools in the state.

Pajarito Elementary significantly underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.43% of Pajarito students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, Pajarito's proficiency rate was just 9.52%, compared to 26.48% for Albuquerque and 26.81% for New Mexico. The school's performance in Science is also low, with only 14.89% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 36.87% for Albuquerque and 34.2% for the state. Pajarito Elementary ranks in the bottom quartile of New Mexico schools for all student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Pajarito Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 to 11.2 students per teacher, the nearby schools, such as Kit Carson Elementary and Rudolfo Anaya Elementary, tend to outperform Pajarito in academic measures, suggesting that there may be factors specific to Pajarito that are contributing to its particularly poor outcomes. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (over 99% free/reduced lunch recipients) at Pajarito Elementary may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance.

301

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,887

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 Don Felipe SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 877-9718

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Pajarito Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Polk Middle
High:	Rio Grande High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

5.6%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (20% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

291^st of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th 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	20.7	291 of 345	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	402 of 413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	420 of 435	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	382 of 420	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	376 of 396	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	357 of 383	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	361 of 374	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	351 of 410	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.2	296 of 421	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	363 of 442	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	317 of 412	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	356 of 398	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	339 of 402	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.1	377 of 419	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	320 of 411	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	368 of 405	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	345 of 398	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	356 of 390	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	329 of 389	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	212 of 223	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	387 of 398	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	300 of 343	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	268 of 339	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	378 of 384	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	390 of 395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	339 of 389	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	306 of 320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	313 of 329	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	275 of 325	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	344 of 356	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	411 of 426	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	345 of 410	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	340 of 361	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	330 of 356	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	6.8	392 of 397	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	383 of 414	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	291 of 392	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	316 of 337	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	332 of 333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	6.7	332 of 339	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	405 of 413	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-13 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Saturday, January 21, 2023

I wonder why the rankings and the scores are so low? The "principal" has completely turned over the staff numerous times and yet she appears to making the situation worse. Maybe parents should ask why. Close Quote

by a teacher
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Words cannot describe how poorly run Pajarito is. Without a doubt the worst place I have ever taught. My heart goes out to the students in this negative and apathetic school. Close Quote

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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
Pajarito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Don Felipe SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-9718	301	39	7.7	100.0%	17 (5.6%)	3 (1.0%)	272 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	20.7	291^st of 345 public elementary schools	15.7%		7.6	402^nd of 413 public elementary schools	2.7%	111				23.5	38.1	31.0				31.4							9.5	$12,887
Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	303	22	14.0	99.7%	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)						32.7				21.5							11.5	$10,014
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	344	26	13.4	99.7%	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	343^rd of 345 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.9	396^th of 413 public elementary schools	4.1%	53				20.8	22.9	20.0				21.1							6.0	$10,018
Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	202	21	9.6	99.5%	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	186 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	17.5					27.5				20.4							9.2	$8,797
George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	997	81	12.2	100.0%	52 (5.2%)	22 (2.2%)	871 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16	319^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.5%		21.2	329^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.3%	10	15.3	19.4	18.4	30.4	32.4	34.7	29.2	32.1	36.2	32.7	10.1		27.8	11.1	10.1	8.5	11.3	$7,175
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	44	13.3	99.7%	32 (5.4%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.1	333^rd of 345 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.3	363^rd of 413 public elementary schools	12.1%	30	11.5			21.9	31.0	28.7				27.0	11.5	9.2	21.8				14.1	$8,862
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5317 Second St SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-3800	233	22	10.8	100.0%	9 (3.9%)	4 (1.7%)	210 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)				21.4	22.9					20.5							10.7	$10,533
Los Padillas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2525 Los Padillas Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0108	202	24	8.4	100.0%	9 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	190 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	323^rd of 345 public elementary schools	6.4%		25	305^th of 413 public elementary schools	26.2%	18				25.0	35.7	23.5				27.8							13.3	$16,586
Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	460	42	11.0	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.7%)	427 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.3	264^th of 345 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.6	368^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.9%	104	12.5			40.6	27.4	36.1				34.6	20.3						12.2	$8,699
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	395	33	11.9	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.3	312^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	373^rd of 413 public elementary schools	9.7%	61	20.4			25.8	17.9	30.9				24.5	19.4		25.9				15.9	$10,217

Frequently Asked Questions about Pajarito Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pajarito Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pajarito Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Polk Middle
High : Rio Grande High

What is the racial makeup of Pajarito Elementary?

Students at Pajarito Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Pajarito Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Pajarito Elementary a good school?

Pajarito Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Pajarito Elementary?

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

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