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Sombra Del Monte Elementary

Q: Is Sombra Del Monte Elementary a good school?

Sombra Del Monte Elementary ranks 153 rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Sombra Del Monte Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 226 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.

Sombra Del Monte Elementary has had a mixed performance on state assessments, with its ranking among Sombra Del Monte Elementary ranging from 153 to 306 out of 345-442 schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.07%) and Mathematics (23.21%) were lower than the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages, but its performance on the 5th grade Science assessment was better, with 35.14% of students proficient or better, compared to 31.06% in Albuquerque and 29.3% statewide. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with a particular strength in serving English Language Learner students.

Despite the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Sombra Del Monte Elementary, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is relatively strong compared to other New Mexico elementary schools. This suggests that the school may be employing effective strategies to support its high-needs student population. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 13.1 students per teacher, is lower than nearby schools, which could be a contributing factor to its performance.

202

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,489

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9110 Shoshone Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111

(505) 291-6842

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Sombra Del Monte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Madison Middle
High:	Sandia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

White:

24.8%

American Indian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2014 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Mexico median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

153^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	47.7	153 of 345	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	221 of 413	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	192 of 435	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	248 of 420	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	213 of 396	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	161 of 383	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	22.4	306 of 374	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	304 of 410	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	218 of 421	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.2	274 of 442	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.4	152 of 412	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	153 of 398	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.2	199 of 402	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	178 of 419	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.3	177 of 411	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.1	166 of 405	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	154 of 398	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.3	109 of 390	72.1%	★★★★☆
2005	52.8	164 of 389	57.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	39 of 56	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	41.8	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	81.4	39 of 191	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	118 of 203	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	190 of 398	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	270 of 390	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	256 of 395	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	249 of 343	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	162 of 339	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	223 of 384	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	193 of 395	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	234 of 389	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	182 of 320	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	140 of 329	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	125 of 325	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	167 of 356	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	151 of 426	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	195 of 410	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	146 of 361	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	106 of 356	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	240 of 397	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.9	124 of 414	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	196 of 392	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	113 of 333	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	54.5	41 of 99	58.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	118 of 304	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	248 of 339	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.8	152 of 413	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	161 of 325	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	142 of 199	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	114 of 187	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)80th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+6 vs school

Native American (2022)59th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2024)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)40th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2022)30th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2022)30th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-3 vs state

Science35%+6 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, April 27, 2017

I don't understand why this school has such a low rating. My daughter has always had great teachers using innovative techniques, with up-to-date technology. The school is filled with really wonderful, dedicated, staff, and the learning environment i've seen has been really wonderful. this is a title 1 school, so it serves a really diverse population of low-to-middle income students but I've never gotten the sense that the school is doing anything except their best. My child receives the specialized attention she needs for her specific learning hurdles the principle seems to know each parent by name and face. This is a good neighborhood school. I'm lucky we moved here. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Teachers are not helpful and tend to be quite defensive when asked about a child's progress. Particularly when the child is gifted.

Teachers require only the lowest performance from their students. IEPs are not followed through. Teachers teach to the lowest possible state standard, actually refusing to teach anything more than the lowest standard.

Teachers refuse to break students into groups, so that each student performs at his/her best.
The principal will not match students with appropriate teachers (so that a teacher who is good with Math will be paired with a student who needs a bit of help).

I've lived in 4 states and 2 countries, and this is BY FAR the worst school I've ever seen. Close Quote

Schools Near Sombra Del Monte 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-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 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
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
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
Janet Kahn Fine Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	9717 Indian School Rd NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	26.9	243^rd of 345 public elementary schools	29.6%		25.2	303^rd of 413 public elementary schools	26.6%	60	18.4			16.3	34.1	30.8	48.2	45.5	35.2		18.2	28.2	33.3	21.2		21.1	$10,310
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
Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 884-5275	325	29	11.1	99.4%	98 (30.2%)	15 (4.6%)	161 (49.5%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	51.6	130^th of 345 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.5	123^rd of 413 public elementary schools	70.2%	7	31.3			36.1	63.3	50.0			48.7	13.1	42.9	43.8				31.7	$8,970
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
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
Bellehaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Princess Jeanne St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-7489	216	23	9.3	99.5%	44 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (66.7%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	53.3	123^rd of 345 public elementary schools	64.3%		24.8	309^th of 413 public elementary schools	25.2%	186	48.0			46.9	56.4	44.0			50.0		20.5	32.0				21.9	$8,636
Inez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Pennsylvania St NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-9010	309	33	9.3	100.0%	65 (21.0%)	10 (3.2%)	184 (59.5%)	16 (5.2%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	28.9	225^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.8%		38.3	227^th of 413 public elementary schools	45.0%	2	27.5			34.9	40.0	34.6			36.9	25.6	16.9	26.9				22.5	$9,474
New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	10.2%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	93.8	16^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.2	24^th of 413 public elementary schools	94.2%	8	76.8	85.0	79.0	80.4	69.2	91.1	70.7		81.1	42.9	55.8	85.7	61.0	87.0	70.0	64.5	$6,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Sombra Del Monte Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sombra Del Monte Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sombra Del Monte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Madison Middle
High : Sandia High

Is Sombra Del Monte Elementary a good school?

Sombra Del Monte Elementary ranks 153^rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sombra Del Monte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 202 students attended Sombra Del Monte Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sombra Del Monte Elementary?

Students at Sombra Del Monte Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% American Indian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Sombra Del Monte Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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