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Tierra Antigua Elementary

Q: Is Tierra Antigua Elementary a good school?

Tierra Antigua Elementary ranks 144 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Tierra Antigua Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 741 students in grades K-5. 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.

Tierra Antigua Elementary has a strong performance history, ranking in the top 25% of New Mexico elementary schools for several years. In the 2021-2022 school year, the school ranked 99 out of 420 elementary schools in the state and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, its ranking has declined in recent years, dropping to 144 out of 345 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 3-star rating. The school consistently outperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 4th grade ELA.

While Tierra Antigua Elementary's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Albuquerque district, some schools, such as Coyote Willow Family School, which is ranked 11th out of 345 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperform Tierra Antigua in both academic subjects and overall statewide ranking. Additionally, the school's declining ranking and rating, as well as the increasing proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, warrant further investigation and potential interventions to maintain and improve the school's performance.

696

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,040

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8121 Rainbow Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114

(505) 792-3262

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend Tierra Antigua Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tony Hillerman Middle School
High:	Volcano Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.8%

White:

26.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

144^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	48.9	144 of 345	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	131 of 413	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	103 of 435	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	99 of 420	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	62 of 396	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	78 of 383	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	50 of 374	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	75.1	77 of 410	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.8	52 of 421	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	76 of 442	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	51 of 412	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	86.7	38 of 398	90.5%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	47 of 402	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	48 of 419	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	82 of 411	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.4	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.2	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	45.8	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	86 of 223	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	58 of 191	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	134 of 398	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.5	63 of 390	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	104 of 395	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	70 of 343	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	86 of 339	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	161 of 255	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	150 of 384	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	123 of 395	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	101 of 389	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	39 of 320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	44 of 329	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	138 of 356	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	295 of 426	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	102 of 410	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	111 of 361	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	127 of 356	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	160 of 397	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	153 of 414	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	101 of 392	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	46 of 337	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	47 of 333	85.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	55.3	25 of 45	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.9	6 of 83	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	55.0	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	90.0	7 of 90	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	14 of 99	85.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	98 of 165	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	110 of 132	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	45 of 47	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	170 of 304	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	153 of 339	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	123 of 413	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	126 of 325	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	75 of 199	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	95 of 187	49.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2024)92nd percentile+24 vs school

Military Connected (2024)80th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2024)66th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)60th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2024)47th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2023)38th percentile-39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Mathematics33%+6 vs state

Science29%~ 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-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tierra Antigua Elementary

How many students attend Tierra Antigua Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Tierra Antigua Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tierra Antigua Elementary?

Students at Tierra Antigua Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 26% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Tierra Antigua Elementary in?

Albuquerque

Is Tierra Antigua Elementary a good school?

Tierra Antigua Elementary ranks 144^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tierra Antigua Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tierra Antigua Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tony Hillerman Middle School
High : Volcano Vista High

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