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Zuni Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Zuni 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.

Zuni Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.36% of Zuni Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.21%, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 43 out of 421 elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 304 out of 345 in 2024-2025.

Zuni Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 100% to 100.44% over the past few years, indicating that the school serves a predominantly low-income student population. The nearby schools, such as Hodgin Elementary, Ecademy K-8, and Bel-Air Elementary, also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools. However, Desert Willow Family School, located within a similar distance, is a high-performing school, ranking among the top 3 elementary schools in the state.

212

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,540

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6300 Claremont Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 881-8313

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Zuni Elementary usually attend:

High:

Del Norte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

18.4%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 69 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

304^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 78 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^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	18.9	304 of 345	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	267 of 413	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	285 of 435	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	215 of 420	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	272 of 396	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	288 of 383	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.5	184 of 374	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.5	244 of 410	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	84.9	43 of 421	89.8%	★★★★★
2014	74.1	85 of 442	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	78 of 412	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	94 of 398	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	102 of 402	74.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	78 of 419	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	84 of 411	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	55.3	159 of 405	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	164 of 398	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.8	80 of 390	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.5	102 of 389	73.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.6	46 of 223	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	131 of 203	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	211 of 398	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	264 of 390	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	216 of 395	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	252 of 343	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	309 of 339	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	231 of 384	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	318 of 395	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	174 of 389	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	213 of 320	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	260 of 329	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	285 of 325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	216 of 356	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	259 of 426	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	159 of 410	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.0	291 of 361	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	296 of 356	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	249 of 397	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	292 of 414	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	208 of 392	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	249 of 337	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	225 of 333	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	84.0	11 of 99	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	234 of 339	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	318 of 413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	216 of 325	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	177 of 187	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)89th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2024)47th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile~ school

White (2024)31st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Zuni 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 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
Zuni Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 Claremont Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-8313	212	20	10.8	100.0%	39 (18.4%)	6 (2.8%)	143 (67.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	18.9	304^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.9%		31.1	267^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.4%	37					41.0	24.4				27.4			17.1				13.2	$8,540
Ecademy K-8	Public, Virtual	K-8	5300 Cutler NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(505) 247-4209	466	49	9.5	98.9%	56 (12.0%)	13 (2.8%)	325 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	11	336^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.6%		37.5	236^th of 413 public elementary schools	42.9%	100		26.0	23.6			18.6	27.3	28.6	22.5	22.1				18.2	17.4	6.8	10.5
Bel-Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4725 Candelaria Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 888-4033	254	25	9.9	99.6%	21 (8.3%)	6 (2.4%)	184 (72.4%)	6 (2.4%)	26 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)								(n/a)					26.5	31.4				22.8							9.7	$10,961
Desert Willow Family School	Public	K-8	3303 Monroe NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 888-1647	289	18	15.9	99.7%	159 (55.0%)	2 (0.7%)	94 (32.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.3%)	99	3^rd of 345 public elementary schools	99.1%		99.6	3^rd of 413 public elementary schools	99.3%		68.6	75.0	70.6	86.1	85.7	86.5		83.3		87.6	69.8	64.3	75.7	90.3	83.3	64.7	74.2	$6,492
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
Gov Bent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Hendrix Rd NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9797	339	30	11.4	99.4%	50 (14.7%)	15 (4.4%)	189 (55.8%)	12 (3.5%)	54 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	6.1	344^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.8	400^th of 413 public elementary schools	3.1%	56				16.3	19.2	22.5				19.3							6.2	$9,959
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
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6316 Constitution Ave NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 255-8337	285	36	8.0	99.6%	57 (20.0%)	10 (3.5%)	172 (60.4%)	5 (1.8%)	23 (8.1%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.6%)	22.1	280^th of 345 public elementary schools	18.8%		15.2	364^th of 413 public elementary schools	11.9%	84				32.0	34.3	30.4				32.5							10.8	$15,929
21st Century Public Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	4300 Cutler Ave. NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	21st Century Public Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 254-0280	371	36	10.2	46.4%	257 (69.3%)	17 (4.6%)	59 (15.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	71.3	66^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.9%		75.2	77^th of 413 public elementary schools	81.4%	11	48.7	45.3	46.6	61.9	62.2	59.0	67.1	62.3	62.5	63.0	38.1	37.8	46.2	31.4	16.9	29.7	30.5
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 Zuni Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Zuni Elementary?

Students at Zuni Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 18% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Zuni Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zuni Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Del Norte High

What district is Zuni Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Zuni Elementary a good school?

Zuni Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.9% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Zuni Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Zuni Elementary.

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