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Ventana Ranch Elementary

Q: Is Ventana Ranch Elementary a good school?

Ventana Ranch Elementary ranks 100 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Ventana Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 617 students. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade.

Ventana Ranch Elementary consistently outperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school's 5th-grade students, in particular, consistently outperform their peers in both ELA and Mathematics, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and White students.

The Ventana Ranch Elementary attendance area is surrounded by several other high-performing elementary schools, including Coyote Willow Family School, Petroglyph Elementary, and Joe Harris Elementary. This clustering of strong academic performers in the area may indicate a focus on educational excellence in the broader community. However, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 32.05% in 2021-2022 to 65.48% in 2023-2024, which may require additional resources and support to ensure continued success.

573

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,942

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6801 Ventana Village Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 890-7375

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Ventana Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tony Hillerman Middle School
High:	Volcano Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.0%

White:

24.8%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the New Mexico median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

100^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	59.8	100 of 345	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	70 of 413	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	45 of 435	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	55 of 420	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	58 of 396	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	64 of 383	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	79 of 374	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	49 of 410	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	76 of 421	81.9%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	74 of 442	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	104 of 412	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	82 of 398	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.0	59 of 402	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	59 of 419	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	76 of 411	81.5%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	84 of 405	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	108 of 398	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	68.1	103 of 390	73.6%	★★★★☆
2005	65.4	111 of 389	71.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	92.4	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	21.9	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	47.9	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	88.9	23 of 223	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	26 of 191	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	57 of 203	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	76 of 398	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	52 of 390	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	59 of 395	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	58 of 343	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	51 of 339	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	92 of 255	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	84 of 384	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	48 of 395	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	49 of 389	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	31 of 320	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	60 of 329	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	85 of 325	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	56 of 356	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	68 of 426	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	110 of 410	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	107 of 361	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	111 of 356	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	90 of 397	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	44 of 414	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	47 of 392	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	56 of 337	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	69 of 333	79.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	61.6	16 of 50	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	19 of 45	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	52 of 83	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	84.0	12 of 90	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	99.4	3 of 92	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	13 of 99	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	104 of 158	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	92 of 165	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	100 of 304	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	81 of 339	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	51 of 413	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	57 of 325	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	68 of 199	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	47 of 187	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2024)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)81st percentile~ school

Male (2024)77th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2022)68th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)58th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2023)42nd percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2024)34th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+8 vs state

Science39%+10 vs state

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, May 21, 2016

My daughter is a 5th grader just about to graduate. She has attended Ventana for 5 years. This last year the principal decided that they needed to spend over half their budget on playground equipment and a new park rather than keeping on teachers or buying educational material that the students clearly need. This year they eliminated spelling tests and only required 45 minutes of science and social studies PER WEEK. Their focus was 95% math. Their reasoning? "Because we scored the lowest in the state for math on the PARCC test." They are laying off 6 teachers next year because they can't afford to pay them, and they have already been so understaffed that teachers are teaching multiple subjects that is not their area of expertise, and they're recruiting the children to do their work for them. My daughter was a "mentor" helping teach PE for other kids. One of the science teachers took over as the after-school choir teacher. Many teachers and the principal don't even know how to spell or speak proper English. I've had to spend thousands of dollars enrolling my daughter at Sylvan Learning Center to catch her up on her reading and writing because she was so behind. Lastly, they allow parents with felonies to chaperone on field trips; when I confronted the principal she claimed that the background checks were done; but yet another source has told me that they checked themselves and discovered that they did not have certain background checks completed. The principal is disorganized, can't manage a budget to save her life, and inappropriate. I do NOT recommend this school for your children. Close Quote

Schools Near Ventana Ranch 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 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 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
Ventana Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Ventana Village Rd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	59.8	100^th of 345 public elementary schools	71.0%		78	70^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.1%	30	39.0		52.2	47.6	58.0			52.5	28.3	25.2	49.0				34.2	$6,942
Coyote Willow Family School	Public	K-8	7125 Irving Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 253-0050	280	18	16.0	100.0%	149 (53.2%)	4 (1.4%)	105 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	96.6	11^th of 345 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.3	14^th of 413 public elementary schools	96.6%	3	65.8	72.6	72.4	81.6	79.0	79.2	72.2	79.4	51.7	57.9	65.8	75.0	83.3	76.9	65.6	$6,075
Sunset View Elementary	Public	K-5	6121 Paradise Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	52.7	127^th of 345 public elementary schools	63.2%		65.6	114^th of 413 public elementary schools	72.4%	13	29.5		42.1	51.4	52.6			48.7	31.6	24.3	43.6				33.5	$6,835
Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10220 Paseo Del Norte NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	49.2	139^th of 345 public elementary schools	59.7%		54.7	151^st of 413 public elementary schools	63.4%	12	40.6		52.2	54.4	44.9			50.3	14.9	21.1	34.8				23.8	$8,847
Tierra Antigua Elementary	Public	K-5	8121 Rainbow Blvd NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	48.9	144^th of 345 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.3	131^st of 413 public elementary schools	68.3%	13	28.9		48.8	50.0	39.4			45.9	29.1	32.3	36.5				32.7	$7,040
Joe Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 10th Street SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 896-0706	574	32	17.9		131 (22.8%)	7 (1.2%)	371 (64.6%)	10 (1.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	67.5	82^nd of 345 public elementary schools	76.2%		78.8	67^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.8%	15	52.2		49.0	64.7	54.4			56.1	26.5	36.4	42.2				34.8
Chamiza Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Homestead Cir NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	54.2	120^th of 345 public elementary schools	65.2%		68	105^th of 413 public elementary schools	74.6%	15	52.2		42.6	57.1	52.2			49.6	16.7	31.4	34.8				26.7	$9,588
Marie M Hughes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Mojave NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	38.5	194^th of 345 public elementary schools	43.8%		35.9	239^th of 413 public elementary schools	42.1%	45	27.9		35.3	62.5	33.8			44.3	15.7	31.9	25.9				25.5	$9,677
Petroglyph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Marna Lynn Ave NW	Albuquerque	87114	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	63.6	91^st of 345 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.3	69^th of 413 public elementary schools	83.3%	22	28.6		53.2	60.8	52.4			55.8	30.7	40.5	41.3				37.7	$8,986
Puesta Del Sol Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Southern Blvd SE	Rio Rancho	87124	Sandoval County	Rio Rancho	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 994-3305	539	29	18.3	99.8%	106 (19.7%)	4 (0.7%)	377 (69.9%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.6%)	24.7	262^nd of 345 public elementary schools	24.1%		34.9	243^rd of 413 public elementary schools	41.2%	19	29.1		33.7	33.0	30.9			32.5	15.8	17.5	29.1				21.0	$8,908

Frequently Asked Questions about Ventana Ranch Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ventana Ranch Elementary?

Students at Ventana Ranch Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Ventana Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Ventana Ranch Elementary.

Is Ventana Ranch Elementary a good school?

Ventana Ranch Elementary ranks 100^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ventana Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ventana Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tony Hillerman Middle School
High : Volcano Vista High

What district is Ventana Ranch Elementary in?

Albuquerque

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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