George I Sanchez

George I Sanchez is a large PK–8 neighborhood school serving about 997 students at 4050 118th St SW on Albuquerque's southwest mesa, part of Albuquerque Public Schools. On 2025–2026 state rankings it placed 314th of 346 ranked New Mexico schools — the 9th percentile, or 0 stars — continuing a years-long pattern of bottom-decile results rather than a one-year dip. Proficiency trails both district and state in every subject: 30.33% in language arts (state 43.34%), 10.07% in math (state 25.54%) and 16.67% in science (state 33.40%). Math is the sharpest weak point, at roughly two-fifths of the district's rate.

Context matters here. Nearly every same-district school nearby sits at or below the 32nd percentile, so this is a cluster-wide pattern: Maryann Binford (14th percentile), Edward Gonzales (17th), Pajarito (13th), Carlos Rey (7th), Rudolfo Anaya (4th), Adobe Acres (3rd) and Navajo (0) all rank low. Sanchez out-reads Carlos Rey, Anaya, Adobe Acres and Navajo but trails Binford, Gonzales, Pajarito and Barcelona (32nd). The one clear outlier is the independent Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts, at the 70th percentile, though even it posts a math figure only slightly above Sanchez's.

Because George I Sanchez is the only PK–8 in its same-district comparison group, its all-grades averages absorb 7th- and 8th-grade results no neighbor reports. Fourth-grade reading (41.67%) is its strongest result, and 3rd–5th grade math runs about 14–16%, comparable to Carlos Rey and Binford. But 7th-grade math (6.06%) and 8th-grade math (4.98%) are far below state figures. Meanwhile the school has stayed flat while the state improved, widening the reading gap from about 9 to 13 points. Its most documented strength is top-quartile statewide results for Native American students in three consecutive reported years, with no newer data available; special education, English learner and low-income subgroups remain near the bottom.