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George I Sanchez

Q: Is George I Sanchez a good school?

George I Sanchez ranks in the bottom 7.5% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend George I Sanchez?

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended George I Sanchez.

Q: What is the racial makeup of George I Sanchez?

Students at George I Sanchez are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of George I Sanchez attend?

Students who attend George I Sanchez usually go on to attend: High : Atrisco Heritage Academy High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

George I Sanchez is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 1,099 students enrolled. The school consistently underperforms the Albuquerque and New Mexico state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.68% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 43.65% for Albuquerque and 44.19% for the state. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 11.3% compared to 26.48% for Albuquerque and 26.81% for the state.

George I Sanchez struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom quarter of New Mexico elementary schools. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 321 out of 383 elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 319 out of 345 in 2024-2025, and its star rating has remained at 1 out of 5 for the past several years, indicating persistent underperformance.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of George I Sanchez, such as Adobe Acres, Maryann Binford, and Carlos Rey, also struggle academically but generally perform better than George I Sanchez across the board. This suggests George I Sanchez may face unique challenges beyond just being in a high-poverty Albuquerque district.

997

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,175

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4050 118th St SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 253-0300

District: Albuquerque

Students who attend George I Sanchez usually attend:

High:

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

White:

5.2%

American Indian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2018 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

319^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 16% (2018) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

171^st of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 5% (2018) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	16.0	319 of 345	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	329 of 413	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	348 of 435	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	319 of 420	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	344 of 396	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	321 of 383	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.1	34 of 34	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	69.4	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	182 of 223	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	174 of 191	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	166 of 203	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	308 of 398	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	333 of 390	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	314 of 395	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	244 of 255	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	324 of 384	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	328 of 395	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	297 of 389	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	271 of 320	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	278 of 329	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	298 of 325	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	269 of 356	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	331 of 426	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	270 of 410	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	301 of 361	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	291 of 356	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	326 of 397	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	341 of 414	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	262 of 392	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	298 of 337	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	303 of 333	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	75 of 83	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	66.6	22 of 90	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	37 of 92	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	15 of 99	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	145 of 158	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	165 of 165	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	289 of 304	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	351 of 413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	231 of 325	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	171 of 192	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	180 of 239	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	174 of 232	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	176 of 200	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	177 of 186	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	8.1	38 of 38	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	57 of 97	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	179 of 213	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	163 of 220	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	145 of 160	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	141 of 156	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	132 of 148	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	158 of 204	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	143 of 214	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.8	132 of 150	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	138 of 149	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	150 of 173	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	166 of 227	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	143 of 223	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	152 of 175	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	171 of 221	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	145 of 213	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	140 of 152	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	149 of 151	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	53 of 65	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	63.8	20 of 58	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	8 of 67	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	13.0	95 of 100	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	163 of 178	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	191 of 229	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	119 of 121	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Native American (2024)76th percentile+55 vs school

African American (2024)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile~ school

Male (2024)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2023)66th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)41st percentile+17 vs school

Military Connected (2022)38th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)17th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2023)16th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2023)<1st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science18%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Former teacher. Don't work there. The kids and families are worth it. The administration is not. They pick favorites, based on things that have nothing to do with work performance. They seem OK at first but they're pretty shady. Incompetent, but have no clue that they are. The students enrolled there deserve better. Close Quote

Schools Near George I Sanchez

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	997	81	12.2	100.0%	52 (5.2%)	22 (2.2%)	871 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	16	319^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.5%		21.2	329^th of 413 public elementary schools	20.3%	10	15.3	19.4	18.4	30.4	32.4	34.7	29.2	32.1	36.2	32.7	10.1		27.8	11.1	10.1	8.5	11.3	$7,175
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	44	13.3	99.7%	32 (5.4%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	12.1	333^rd of 345 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.3	363^rd of 413 public elementary schools	12.1%	30	11.5			21.9	31.0	28.7				27.0	11.5	9.2	21.8				14.1	$8,862
Carlos Rey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 Cerrillos Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-7738	446	46	9.6	99.6%	23 (5.2%)	8 (1.8%)	399 (89.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	24.9	261^st of 345 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.8	333^rd of 413 public elementary schools	19.4%	72	26.9			30.7	31.1	40.3				33.8	13.3	14.9	32.8				19.9	$8,492
Pajarito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Don Felipe SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-9718	301	39	7.7	100.0%	17 (5.6%)	3 (1.0%)	272 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	20.7	291^st of 345 public elementary schools	15.7%		7.6	402^nd of 413 public elementary schools	2.7%	111				23.5	38.1	31.0				31.4							9.5	$12,887
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	344	26	13.4	99.7%	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	343^rd of 345 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.9	396^th of 413 public elementary schools	4.1%	53				20.8	22.9	20.0				21.1							6.0	$10,018
Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	460	42	11.0	100.0%	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.7%)	427 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24.3	264^th of 345 public elementary schools	23.5%		14.6	368^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.9%	104	12.5			40.6	27.4	36.1				34.6	20.3						12.2	$8,699
Edward Gonzales Elementary	Public	3-5	554 90th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 831-6214	339	28	12.3	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	4 (1.2%)	301 (88.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	16.9	314^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.0%		18.4	345^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.5%	31	18.3			20.5	40.2	34.6				32.0	11.6	13.9	16.4				13.9	$8,958
Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	202	21	9.6	99.5%	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	186 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	17.5					27.5				20.4							9.2	$8,797
Helen Cordero Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	8800 Eucariz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-5830	445	36	12.5	99.6%	31 (7.0%)	7 (1.6%)	374 (84.0%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)																		$9,006
Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	303	22	14.0	99.7%	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)						32.7				21.5							11.5	$10,014

Frequently Asked Questions about George I Sanchez

What is the racial makeup of George I Sanchez?

Students at George I Sanchez are 87% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of George I Sanchez attend?

Students who attend George I Sanchez usually go on to attend:

High : Atrisco Heritage Academy High School

How many students attend George I Sanchez?

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended George I Sanchez.

Is George I Sanchez a good school?

George I Sanchez ranks in the bottom 7.5% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What district is George I Sanchez in?

Albuquerque

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