Seven Bar Elementary

Seven Bar Elementary is a K–5 school with 455 students in Albuquerque Public Schools, located at 4501 Seven Bar Loop NW on Albuquerque's northwest side, in a district that ranks 55th of 87 New Mexico districts overall.

For 2025–26, Seven Bar Elementary ranked 174th of 346 ranked New Mexico elementary schools — the 50th percentile, or 3 stars, essentially the state midpoint. That places it above both its district and the state in the two headline subjects: 45.05% in language arts versus 43.55% for APS and 43.34% statewide, and 28.71% in math versus 25.74% and 25.54%. It is a modestly above-average school in a below-average district, but only average statewide. The longer trend is encouraging: after peaking at the 78th percentile with 4 stars in 2014–15, the school drifted down through the late 2010s and has now improved four years running — 45% → 47% → 48% → 50% percentile. Class size is a real advantage, with a student–teacher ratio of 12.4, tighter than nearby Maggie Cordova Elementary School, Joe Harris Elementary, and Martin King Junior Elementary.

The most important internal pattern is a sharp grade-level split. Fifth grade outperforms district and state in all three subjects, with 44.83% in math and 41.38% in science — science ranks second among nearby schools. Third grade is the weak point: third-grade math sits at 17.33%, about 9 points below the state and the lowest of any nearby school reporting that grade, and third-grade language arts also trails. Comparisons with neighbors are the sharpest contrast: Petroglyph Elementary, only 1.5 miles away and in the same district, posts 55.72% in ELA and 42.79% in math — roughly 11 and 14 points higher. Sunset View Elementary, Sierra Vista Elementary, and Chamiza Elementary also rank higher, while Los Ranchos Elementary and Alameda Elementary rank lower, with Alameda's all-grades math reported as under 10%. Bottom line: an improving, mid-pack school whose clearest opportunity is early-grades math.