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Manzano Mesa Elementary

Q: Is Manzano Mesa Elementary a good school?

Manzano Mesa Elementary ranks 95 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Manzano Mesa Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 524 students in grades PK-5. Despite serving a high-needs population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school consistently outperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency.

Manzano Mesa's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with its students achieving a 54% proficiency rate in ELA and 37.2% in Mathematics, compared to 43.65% and 26.48% for Albuquerque, respectively. The school's performance across various student subgroups, including Hispanic, Native American, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is also impressive, with its Native American and Low SES students ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. Additionally, Manzano Mesa maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 16.8 students per teacher over the past three school years.

In comparison to nearby schools, such as Emerson Elementary, Hawthorne Elementary, and Apache Elementary, which have significantly lower proficiency rates and lower rankings among New Mexico elementary schools, Manzano Mesa stands out as a relatively high-performing school within the Albuquerque district, consistently placing in the top half of the state's elementary schools.

507

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,936

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Elizabeth St SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123

(505) 292-6707

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Manzano Mesa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Van Buren Middle
High:	Highland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

White:

21.3%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2014 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (43% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New Mexico median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

95^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	60.7	95 of 345	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.8	191 of 413	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	175 of 435	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	188 of 420	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	125 of 396	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	98 of 383	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	54.9	136 of 374	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.9	115 of 410	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.3	75 of 421	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	53.9	185 of 442	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.3	74 of 412	82.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.6	102 of 398	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	58.7	139 of 402	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.5	83 of 419	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	61.5	141 of 411	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	130 of 405	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.7	270 of 398	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.8	302 of 390	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.8	212 of 389	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	34.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	112 of 223	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	80 of 191	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	154 of 203	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.4	219 of 398	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	197 of 390	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	187 of 395	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	131 of 343	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	113 of 339	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	90 of 255	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	276 of 384	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	274 of 395	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	236 of 389	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	156 of 320	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	111 of 329	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	91 of 325	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	144 of 356	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	136 of 426	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	126 of 410	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	185 of 361	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	141 of 356	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	184 of 397	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	156 of 414	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	203 of 392	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	103 of 337	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	71 of 333	78.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	44.4	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	63 of 91	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	22 of 99	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	154 of 165	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	127 of 304	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	203 of 339	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	195 of 413	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	167 of 325	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	41 of 187	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2024)60th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)45th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)30th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)27th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2024)9th percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Mathematics37%+10 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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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-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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Manzano Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Elizabeth St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6707	507	38	13.5	99.6%	108 (21.3%)	21 (4.1%)	268 (52.9%)	61 (12.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	60.7	95^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.5%		46.8	191^st of 413 public elementary schools	53.8%	96	28.0	55.4	67.4	36.0	54.0	38.6	44.6	26.7	37.2	$8,936
Nmsbvi Albuquerque Campus	Public	PK-K	801 Stephen Moody St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 332-6699	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6844	187	17	10.8	100.0%	17 (9.1%)	13 (7.0%)	125 (66.8%)	5 (2.7%)	15 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)	34.6	208^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.7%		18.9	339^th of 413 public elementary schools	17.9%	131			31.0	46.0	33.7			27.0	16.8	$10,001
Sandia Base Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21001 Wyoming SE Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 268-4356	280	21	13.6	100.0%	112 (40.0%)	15 (5.4%)	118 (42.1%)	10 (3.6%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.4%)	67.8	80^th of 345 public elementary schools	76.8%		64.6	117^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.7%	37	42.9	55.1	62.8	53.6	57.5	22.5	41.9	50.0	35.8	$6,926
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 General Somervell St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4424	288	32	8.9	99.0%	13 (4.5%)	5 (1.7%)	239 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	15.4	322^nd of 345 public elementary schools	6.7%		18.1	348^th of 413 public elementary schools	15.7%	26	20.4	34.0	23.4	24.5	27.3			14.3	12.6	$13,266
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	341	26	13.3	98.8%	55 (16.1%)	16 (4.7%)	192 (56.3%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.8	370^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.4%	36		23.4	34.0	16.7	25.0		12.7		7.5	$10,493
McCollum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 San Jacinto St NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-5009	302	37	8.1	99.0%	72 (23.8%)	12 (4.0%)	172 (57.0%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	30.1	220^th of 345 public elementary schools	36.2%		23.1	314^th of 413 public elementary schools	24.0%	94	28.2			38.5	27.2			20.5	12.4	$17,772
Wherry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Bldg 25000 - Kafb East	Albuquerque	87116	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 268-2434	240	20	12.0	100.0%	17 (7.1%)	7 (2.9%)	192 (80.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)			23.3		15.7				6.9	$10,027
La Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Copper Av NE	Albuquerque	87108	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 262-1581	415	34	12.3	98.8%	26 (6.3%)	40 (9.6%)	316 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	4.1	345^th of 345 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.5	411^th of 413 public elementary schools	0.5%	66		20.6	12.2	13.5	15.3				3.7	$9,815
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	309	29	10.8	99.4%	49 (15.9%)	13 (4.2%)	174 (56.3%)	8 (2.6%)	39 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.4	377^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	15.6	34.0	24.4	21.9	26.6	18.9			11.4	$8,869

Frequently Asked Questions about Manzano Mesa Elementary

Is Manzano Mesa Elementary a good school?

Manzano Mesa Elementary ranks 95^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Manzano Mesa Elementary in?

Albuquerque

What schools do graduates of Manzano Mesa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manzano Mesa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Buren Middle
High : Highland High

What is the racial makeup of Manzano Mesa Elementary?

Students at Manzano Mesa Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 4% African American.

How many students attend Manzano Mesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Manzano Mesa Elementary.

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