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Christine Duncan Heritage Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Christine Duncan Heritage Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 431 students. The school is part of the Albuquerque school district, which is ranked 54 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a charter school, Christine Duncan Heritage Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New Mexico elementary schools over the past several years, with rankings as low as 440 out of 442 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly lower than the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates of just 29.09% in English Language Arts and 15.58% in Mathematics. The school's high poverty rates, with up to 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to its low academic performance.

When compared to nearby public schools in the Albuquerque district, Montessori of the Rio Grande, a public charter school just 1 mile away, consistently ranks in the top 15% of New Mexico elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. This stark contrast in performance suggests that Christine Duncan Heritage Academy may be struggling to effectively serve its student population, despite serving a similar demographic.

534

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,587

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Atrisco Dr. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120

(505) 839-4971

District: Albuquerque

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.3%

White:

4.1%

American Indian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

297^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

169^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	297 of 345	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	322 of 413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	385 of 435	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	395 of 420	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	371 of 396	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	337 of 383	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.2	288 of 410	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	410 of 421	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	440 of 442	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	409 of 412	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	398 of 398	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.1	402 of 402	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	410 of 419	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	388 of 411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	402 of 405	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	363 of 398	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	153 of 223	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	177 of 191	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	328 of 398	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	379 of 390	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	319 of 343	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	225 of 255	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	304 of 384	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	354 of 395	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	342 of 389	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	304 of 320	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	309 of 329	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	293 of 325	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	276 of 356	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	375 of 426	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	354 of 410	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	335 of 361	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	312 of 356	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	27.9	273 of 397	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	351 of 414	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	319 of 392	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	304 of 333	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	277 of 304	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	268 of 339	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	383 of 413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	169 of 192	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	211 of 239	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	207 of 232	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	199 of 200	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	132 of 186	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.3	137 of 176	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	186 of 208	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	202 of 207	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	220 of 222	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	130 of 193	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	3.2	175 of 178	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	163 of 179	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.5	143 of 178	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	208 of 213	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	126 of 148	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	179 of 204	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	173 of 214	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	150 of 150	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	87 of 149	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	159 of 173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	198 of 227	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	184 of 223	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	174 of 175	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	109 of 168	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	19.9	180 of 221	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	147 of 213	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	114 of 151	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	160 of 178	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	217 of 229	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)31st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)18th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)38th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2023)19th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

Science13%-22 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 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 All Grades	Total
Christine Duncan Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Atrisco Dr. NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 839-4971	534	38	14.0	71.0%	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.9	297^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.9%		22.4	322^nd of 413 public elementary schools	22.0%	25	20.0	13.3	29.6	31.0	31.3	28.3	27.5	27.1	29.1		15.5	28.1	28.3	15.6	$9,587
Montessori Of The Rio Grande	Public, Charter	K-5	1650 Gabaldon Dr. N.W.	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 842-5993	219	19	11.7	21.0%	97 (44.3%)	3 (1.4%)	85 (38.8%)	15 (6.8%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	78.4	50^th of 345 public elementary schools	85.5%		83.8	53^rd of 413 public elementary schools	87.2%	3	44.1		62.2	91.9	85.3				79.6	27.0	40.5	50.0		38.9	$8,950
Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 72nd St NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-5400	507	43	11.7	100.0%	50 (9.9%)	12 (2.4%)	388 (76.5%)	10 (2.0%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	18	307^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.0%		15.4	362^nd of 413 public elementary schools	12.3%	55	16.9		31.6	37.2	31.2				33.5		10.5	18.2		11.3	$9,619
Lavaland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 57th St NW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-4911	369	33	11.1	100.0%	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	329 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	11.5	335^th of 345 public elementary schools	2.9%		10	388^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.1%	53	21.7		13.2	22.9	25.0				20.5						$8,894
Reginald Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Mountain Rd NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2008	174	20	8.7	100.0%	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.4%)	146 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	29.7	223^rd of 345 public elementary schools	35.4%		22.8	319^th of 413 public elementary schools	22.8%	96			32.4	44.1					32.7		20.6			13.3	$11,074
Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7500 La Morada NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7706	328	23	14.5		75 (22.9%)	2 (0.6%)	247 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21.2	288^th of 345 public elementary schools	16.5%		37.7	234^th of 413 public elementary schools	43.3%	54		16.9	43.3	18.0	32.3	23.3	20.0	40.0	29.3					6.4	$11,432
Horizon Academy West	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3021 Todos Santos NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Horizon Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 998-0459	495	29	17.0		8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	394 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (17.4%)	74.6	57^th of 345 public elementary schools	83.5%		81.7	62^nd of 413 public elementary schools	85.0%	5	35.4		56.5	62.9	58.5				59.1	47.1	40.0	41.5		43.2	$7,696
Duranes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2436 Zickert Rd NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2017	34	8	4.3	100.0%	8 (23.5%)	2 (5.9%)	21 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$13,582
Chaparral Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6325 Milne Rd NW	Albuquerque	87120	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	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%)	22.1	281^st of 345 public elementary schools	18.6%		31.4	264^th of 413 public elementary schools	36.1%	17	23.3		27.5	38.8	36.5				34.3	16.2	17.9	20.3		18.2	$11,491
Cochiti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 San Isidro Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-1432	247	22	11.1	99.6%	13 (5.3%)	9 (3.6%)	209 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	27.2	237^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.3%		27.6	290^th of 413 public elementary schools	29.8%	53	27.3		30.8	37.8	32.4				34.0					10.3	$10,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Christine Duncan Heritage Academy

How many students attend Christine Duncan Heritage Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Christine Duncan Heritage Academy.

What district is Christine Duncan Heritage Academy in?

Albuquerque

What is the racial makeup of Christine Duncan Heritage Academy?

Students at Christine Duncan Heritage Academy are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

Is Christine Duncan Heritage Academy a good school?

Christine Duncan Heritage Academy ranks in the bottom 13.9% of New Mexico elementary schools.

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