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Marie M Hughes Elementary

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Marie M Hughes Elementary ranks 148 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Marie M Hughes Elementary is a PK–5 school at 5701 Mojave NW in Albuquerque's northwest quadrant, serving 417 students as part of Albuquerque Public Schools. It ranks 148th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools — 57th percentile, 3 stars for 2025–26 — its best statewide position since 2015–16 and roughly 20 percentile points above its own district. The ten-year record is a decline-and-recovery arc: from 74th percentile in 2014–15 down to 19th–20th percentile (1 star) in 2016–17 and 2018–19, a partial recovery into the low 50s, a dip to 42nd in 2023–24, then back-to-back gains — including this year's 194th-to-148th jump, the largest single-year improvement in its recent record.

Hughes outperforms its district and the state in both tested subjects: 55.25% proficiency in language arts (versus 43.55% for APS and 43.34% statewide) and 30.39% in math (versus 25.74% and 25.54%). Those margins are real, but local standing is more modest — Hughes ranks 7th of 9 APS elementary peers, behind Alvarado Elementary and Petroglyph Elementary among others, and behind nearby non-district options like Horizon Academy West (89th percentile) and The Montessori Academy (80th). Staffing is a relative strength: the student–teacher ratio has improved to 11.8, better than Tierra Antigua Elementary (14.0), Ventana Ranch Elementary (14.5) and Sunset View Elementary (16.2) — even though Sunset View still outperforms Hughes in math.

Results climb steeply by grade. Fifth grade is a bright spot — 2nd of 9 locally in ELA and 3rd in math, above district and state — while 3rd and 4th grade math sit near the bottom of the cluster and below district and state, with 4th grade math (16.67%) the weakest single result in the school's profile. Fifth-grade science (28.99%) also trails district and state. Math is the clearest lever for future gains, and the roughly 25-point ELA-to-math proficiency gap is wider than at nearly every neighboring school. One figure stands out as a priority: special education students ranked 151st of 158 — 4th percentile, 0 stars — in 2023–24, the only year reported.

417

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,677

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5701 Mojave NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120

(505) 897-3080

District: Albuquerque Public Schools

Students who attend Marie M Hughes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	L.B. Johnson Middle
High:	Volcano Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

14.1%

American Indian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2017 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2017)

✓Above the New Mexico median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg36%

148^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Albuquerque Public Schools

55^th of 87Albuquerque Public Schools 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
2026	50.4	148 of 346	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.5	194 of 345	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	239 of 413	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	220 of 435	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	203 of 420	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	316 of 396	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	249 of 383	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	304 of 374	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	54.4	153 of 410	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	110 of 421	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	141 of 442	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.0	119 of 398	70.1%	★★★★☆
2011	71.4	96 of 402	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	81 of 419	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	64 of 411	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.3	89 of 405	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.4	79 of 398	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	97 of 390	75.1%	★★★★☆
2005	65.9	110 of 389	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	109 of 223	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	39 of 203	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	117 of 252	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	205 of 398	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	176 of 390	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	177 of 395	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.1	296 of 343	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	260 of 339	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	110 of 273	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	141 of 255	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	238 of 384	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	226 of 395	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	194 of 389	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.0	297 of 320	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	221 of 329	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	110 of 256	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.1	178 of 325	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	189 of 356	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	364 of 426	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	281 of 410	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	351 of 361	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	218 of 356	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	135 of 251	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	264 of 397	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	261 of 414	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	221 of 392	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	287 of 337	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.9	165 of 333	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	56.7	31 of 91	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	64.8	24 of 90	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	30 of 92	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	151 of 158	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	141 of 304	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.1	194 of 304	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	259 of 339	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	248 of 413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	219 of 325	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	167 of 199	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	127 of 187	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)73rd percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)66th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

White (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

Science29%-3 vs state

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

In the 5th grade I was reprimanded for asking how old the Earth is, the teacher would not answer the question. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Marie M Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Mojave NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 897-3080	417	35	11.8	100.0%	59 (14.1%)	11 (2.6%)	311 (74.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	50.4	148^th of 346 public elementary schools	57.2%		38.5	194^th of 345 public elementary schools	43.8%	46	29.0			52.2	54.8	58.0				55.0	23.2	16.7	44.9				30.0	$9,677
Chamiza Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Homestead Cir NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 897-5174	249	25	10.0	105.6%	54 (21.7%)	2 (0.8%)	164 (65.9%)	6 (2.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	53.9	130^th of 346 public elementary schools	62.4%		54.2	120^th of 345 public elementary schools	65.2%	10	46.0			51.5	58.9	59.5				57.1	37.5	18.2	24.3				25.0	$9,588
Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6325 Milne Rd NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-3301	523	45	11.5	99.4%	70 (13.4%)	15 (2.9%)	389 (74.4%)	10 (1.9%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	23.8	273^rd of 346 public elementary schools	21.1%		22.1	281^st of 345 public elementary schools	18.6%	8	25.0			28.8	51.5	35.9				39.3	15.3	16.2	23.4				18.3	$11,491
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	66.6	82^nd of 346 public elementary schools	76.3%		63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%	9	36.0			55.9	61.4	51.3				55.7	35.3	40.4	51.3				42.8	$8,986
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-5	6121 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3254	407	25	16.2	100.0%	76 (18.7%)	11 (2.7%)	259 (63.6%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	56.8	117^th of 346 public elementary schools	66.2%		52.7	127^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.2%	10	29.0			59.6	54.6	52.2				54.9	34.0	31.2	44.9				36.8	$6,835
Tierra Antigua Elementary	Public	K-5	8121 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 792-3262	696	50	14.0	99.9%	184 (26.4%)	14 (2.0%)	409 (58.8%)	13 (1.9%)	26 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.9%)	54.4	128^th of 346 public elementary schools	63.0%		48.9	144^th of 345 public elementary schools	58.3%	16	35.5			62.3	56.9	48.4				55.6	36.8	23.1	34.7				31.1	$7,040
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10220 Paseo Del Norte NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0272	402	34	11.8	99.5%	81 (20.1%)	12 (3.0%)	268 (66.7%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	54.8	125^th of 346 public elementary schools	63.9%		49.2	139^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.7%	14	53.5			63.2	43.9	48.3				51.4	26.3	21.2	48.3				31.5	$8,847
The Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	The Montessori Academy	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%)	69.9	70^th of 346 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.6	65^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.2%	5	51.7	55.6	53.1	66.7	56.7	65.0	62.8	67.4	66.7	64.0	43.9	31.7	33.3	34.9	34.9	36.1	36.0	$7,123
Ventana Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Ventana Village Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 890-7375	573	40	14.5	100.0%	142 (24.8%)	4 (0.7%)	361 (63.0%)	15 (2.6%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	48.3	158^th of 346 public elementary schools	54.3%		59.8	100^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.0%	58	24.7			54.1	45.9	54.6				51.3	43.2	26.5	31.3				32.8	$6,942
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	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%)	71.6	63^rd of 346 public elementary schools	81.8%		73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		62.9			64.9	76.8	68.6				71.1	24.3	33.9	37.1				32.0	$9,972

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