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S. Y. Jackson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

S. Y. Jackson Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 527 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top 15 elementary schools in the state and has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, outperforming both the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

S. Y. Jackson Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 77.99% of students proficient or better in ELA and 61.57% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to just 43.65% and 26.48% in Albuquerque, respectively. The school also excels in serving a diverse student population, ranking highly for its performance with subgroups such as Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.5 to 16 students per teacher.

While S. Y. Jackson Elementary outperforms many of the nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, some other highly-ranked schools in the area, such as Hubert H. Humphrey Elementary and Onate Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance. This suggests that the Albuquerque district may have pockets of excellence that could provide valuable insights and best practices for other schools in the region.

519

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,385

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4720 Cairo Dr NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111

(505) 296-9536

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend S. Y. Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Eisenhower Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.1%

Hispanic:

32.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (69% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of New Mexico elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Albuquerque

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

9^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	97.1	9 of 345	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	6 of 413	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	14 of 435	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	15 of 420	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	6 of 396	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	6 of 383	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	12 of 374	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	14 of 410	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	14 of 421	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	30 of 442	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.7	18 of 412	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.4	11 of 398	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	94.2	17 of 402	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	94.3	10 of 419	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	14 of 411	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.3	23 of 405	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.0	12 of 398	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	94.3	15 of 390	96.2%	★★★★★
2005	95.6	13 of 389	96.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	14 of 40	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	99.2	3 of 223	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	1 of 203	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	97.2	11 of 398	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	13 of 390	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	17 of 395	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	7 of 343	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	22 of 255	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	10 of 384	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	13 of 395	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	13 of 389	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	3 of 320	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	2 of 329	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	6 of 325	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	4 of 356	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	35 of 426	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	23 of 410	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	38 of 361	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	99 of 356	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.7	7 of 397	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	12 of 414	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	14 of 392	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	4 of 337	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	4 of 333	98.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	70.2	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	96.8	2 of 45	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	68.3	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	30 of 91	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	82.0	12 of 99	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	31 of 158	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	16 of 165	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	59.1	39 of 132	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	7 of 304	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	9 of 413	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	14 of 325	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	4 of 199	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	5 of 187	97.3%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Male (2024)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2024)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2022)88th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)65th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+34 vs state

Science67%+38 vs state

Mathematics62%+35 vs state

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Schools Near S. Y. Jackson 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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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
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
Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 San Victorio NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 293-4259	504	38	13.4	100.0%	251 (49.8%)	10 (2.0%)	145 (28.8%)	39 (7.7%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	97.1	8^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.7%		98.6	9^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.8%	1	64.5	68.4	76.5	80.7	75.5	53.2	67.1	75.3	65.8	$7,956
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
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Academy Hills Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-4981	465	32	14.5	99.6%	230 (49.5%)	10 (2.2%)	144 (31.0%)	40 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	97.1	10^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.1%		98	12^th of 413 public elementary schools	97.1%	2	59.3	80.5	77.1	69.2	75.4	72.4	74.3	67.0	71.0	$7,460
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about S. Y. Jackson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of S. Y. Jackson Elementary?

Students at S. Y. Jackson Elementary are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What district is S. Y. Jackson Elementary in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend S. Y. Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended S. Y. Jackson Elementary.

Is S. Y. Jackson Elementary a good school?

Yes! S. Y. Jackson Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of S. Y. Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend S. Y. Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eisenhower Middle

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