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Los Ranchos Elementary

Q: Is Los Ranchos Elementary a good school?

Los Ranchos Elementary ranks 227 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Los Ranchos Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 209 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.

Over the past several years, Los Ranchos Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 227 out of 345 schools in 2024-2025 to as low as 391 out of 435 schools in 2022-2023. The school has received a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades, with particularly concerning results in 5th grade.

While Petroglyph Elementary, Seven Bar Elementary, and Griegos Elementary, which are nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, generally outperform Los Ranchos Elementary, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio could be an asset if the school is able to effectively leverage this resource to deliver more personalized instruction and interventions. However, the school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds likely presents significant challenges that will require a comprehensive, long-term approach to address the underlying factors contributing to its persistent underperformance.

194

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,112

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7609 Fourth St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 898-0794

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Los Ranchos Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

White:

12.9%

American Indian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2014 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (23% vs 35% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

227^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	28.6	227 of 345	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	360 of 413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	391 of 435	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	383 of 420	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	275 of 396	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.9	336 of 383	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	340 of 374	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.1	347 of 410	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	365 of 421	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	368 of 442	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	303 of 412	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	306 of 398	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.5	236 of 402	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	237 of 419	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.7	302 of 411	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	269 of 405	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	275 of 398	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.4	252 of 390	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.4	180 of 389	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	147 of 223	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.2	200 of 203	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	310 of 398	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	186 of 343	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.0	337 of 384	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	381 of 395	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	346 of 389	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	233 of 320	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	280 of 329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	212 of 325	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	382 of 426	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	346 of 410	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	229 of 361	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	310 of 356	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	358 of 397	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	366 of 414	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	321 of 392	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	242 of 337	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	256 of 333	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	251 of 304	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	304 of 339	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	378 of 413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	263 of 325	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2024)22nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile~ school

Male (2024)10th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

Science39%+10 vs state

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-10 vs state

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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
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Fourth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0794	194	24	8.1	100.0%	25 (12.9%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.6	227^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.2%		15.6	360^th of 413 public elementary schools	12.8%	133	38.9			25.0	29.0					27.1			38.9				16.5	$11,112
North Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7939 4th Street NW	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	North Valley Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-0501	280	20	14.1	100.0%	29 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (80.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	40	188^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.5%		49.2	174^th of 413 public elementary schools	57.9%	14	24.2		20.0	51.4	37.9	30.3	47.4			41.3	32.4		24.2				24.5	$7,304
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4412	258	22	11.7	100.0%	51 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	192 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.3	84^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.7%	21	51.1			58.5	67.7	46.8				56.5	32.1	41.9	48.9				40.5	$9,972
Alameda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Alameda Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0070	212	15	14.2	98.6%	17 (8.0%)	2 (0.9%)	174 (82.1%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)	22.2					22.2				21.7							9.6	$10,165
Mission Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Mission Av NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-5269	336	28	12.0	100.0%	38 (11.3%)	17 (5.1%)	222 (66.1%)	5 (1.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	27.8	235^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.2	302^nd of 413 public elementary schools	26.9%	67	26.3			22.2	36.8	39.5				32.2		28.1	26.3				21.5	$10,106
Montessori Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	452	27	17.0	98.9%	131 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	73.6	65^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.6	56^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.4%	9	72.9	61.5	67.8	48.3	80.4	83.3	71.7	81.6	76.9	72.3	23.3	39.2	50.0	34.8	39.5	25.6	35.1	$7,123
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 MacArthur Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1482	241	25	9.5	100.0%	23 (9.5%)	8 (3.3%)	197 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	47.6	154^th of 345 public elementary schools	55.4%		43.5	201^st of 413 public elementary schools	51.3%	47	19.5			57.1		31.7				38.4	50.0		22.0				28.6	$14,984
Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	223	19	11.5	99.6%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	53	124^th of 345 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.3	103^rd of 413 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	45.8	42.1	44.2	37.5	52.2	66.7	28.9	59.3	42.1	45.7	41.7		62.5	26.7	51.9		36.2	$9,033
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0923	498	39	12.7	99.8%	113 (22.7%)	17 (3.4%)	284 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	52 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.3	69^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.3%	22	28.6			53.2	60.8	52.4				55.8	30.7	40.5	41.3				37.7	$8,986
Seven Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Seven Bar Loop NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 899-2797	455	37	12.4	99.8%	96 (21.1%)	20 (4.4%)	278 (61.1%)	8 (1.8%)	36 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	42.7	180^th of 345 public elementary schools	47.8%		39.5	219^th of 413 public elementary schools	47.0%	39	22.8			41.3	56.7	31.7				42.1	32.0	33.3	31.7				32.2	$9,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Ranchos Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Los Ranchos Elementary?

Students at Los Ranchos Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Los Ranchos Elementary a good school?

Los Ranchos Elementary ranks 227^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Los Ranchos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Ranchos Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Valley High

What district is Los Ranchos Elementary in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Los Ranchos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended Los Ranchos Elementary.

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