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Desert Willow Family School

Public Grades K-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Desert Willow Family School is a public elementary school serving 295 students in grades K-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is part of the Albuquerque school district. Despite the district's overall ranking of 54 out of 82 in the state and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, Desert Willow Family School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in New Mexico, ranking in the top 10 for several years and earning a 5-star rating.

Desert Willow Family School significantly outperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 87.63% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.65% in Albuquerque and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, 74.23% of students were proficient or better, compared to 26.48% in Albuquerque and 26.81% statewide. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, often placing in the top 10 or 20 schools in the state for subgroups like female, male, Hispanic, white, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

In contrast, the nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Montezuma Elementary, Comanche Elementary, and Hodgin Elementary, perform significantly worse than Desert Willow Family School across all academic measures, with proficiency rates well below the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages. The nearby 21st Century Public Academy, a charter school, also performs well, ranking in the top 100 elementary schools in New Mexico and outperforming the state averages in both ELA and Math.

289

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,492

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3303 Monroe NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110

(505) 888-1647

District: Albuquerque

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Hispanic:

32.5%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (80% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% 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 school80%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

3^rd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2^nd of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	3 of 345	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	3 of 413	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 435	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	7 of 420	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	4 of 396	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	3 of 383	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	99.5	1 of 374	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	99.9	1 of 410	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.9	1 of 421	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	97.5	2 of 442	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	98.5	2 of 412	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	97.6	6 of 398	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	98.1	3 of 402	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	96.6	4 of 419	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	98.2	1 of 411	99.8%	★★★★★
2008	97.4	2 of 405	99.5%	★★★★★
2007	98.1	1 of 398	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.9	1 of 390	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	98.2	1 of 389	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	3 of 398	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 390	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	10 of 395	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	4 of 343	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	4 of 339	98.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	5 of 255	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	9 of 384	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	7 of 395	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	5 of 389	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	3 of 329	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	1 of 325	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 356	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	98.5	9 of 397	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	3 of 414	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	11 of 392	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	15 of 337	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	6 of 333	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	76.5	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	12 of 91	86.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	2 of 158	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	14 of 132	89.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	4 of 304	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	2 of 339	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 413	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	3 of 199	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	3 of 187	98.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	2 of 192	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	2 of 239	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	4 of 232	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 200	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	99.2	2 of 208	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	99.9	2 of 207	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	97.8	3 of 222	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	99.1	2 of 193	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	97.6	2 of 178	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	99.1	1 of 173	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	99.2	2 of 179	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	99.8	1 of 178	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	99.9	1 of 172	99.4%	★★★★★
2007	99.5	1 of 171	99.4%	★★★★★
2006	99.7	1 of 156	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	98.9	3 of 157	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	99.9	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	6 of 220	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	99.4	4 of 204	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	5 of 214	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	1 of 173	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	99.8	2 of 221	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	8 of 213	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 152	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	2 of 178	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 229	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	2 of 187	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2024)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)78th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2023)99th percentile~ school

Female (2023)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+43 vs state

Mathematics74%+47 vs state

Science71%+35 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
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
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
Hodgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Morningside Dr NE	Albuquerque	87110	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 881-9855	392	38	10.2	99.0%	56 (14.3%)	19 (4.8%)	208 (53.1%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	10.3	338^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.3	390^th of 413 public elementary schools	5.6%	52				25.0	28.6	19.6				24.1							5.7	$11,974
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
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
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
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
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
Montezuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Indian School NE	Albuquerque	87106	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 260-2040	330	28	11.9	99.4%	54 (16.4%)	9 (2.7%)	220 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	14.5	326^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.5%		14.9	367^th of 413 public elementary schools	11.1%	41	18.0			29.7	26.8	20.0				25.9	18.8	12.5					14.7	$14,900
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Willow Family School

Is Desert Willow Family School a good school?

Yes! Desert Willow Family School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Desert Willow Family School?

Students at Desert Willow Family School are 55% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Desert Willow Family School in?

Albuquerque

How many students attend Desert Willow Family School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Desert Willow Family School.

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