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The Montessori Academy

Q: Is The Montessori Academy a good school?

The Montessori Academy ranks 70 th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend The Montessori Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended The Montessori Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Montessori Academy?

Students at The Montessori Academy are 58% Hispanic, 29% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

The Montessori Academy is a K–8 school at 1730 Montano Rd NW in Albuquerque, NM, serving 452 students as its own district and ranking among the top fifth of New Mexico schools. In 2025-2026 it placed 70th of 346 New Mexico schools — the 80th percentile, with 4 stars — and ranked 21st of 87 districts, the 76th percentile, also with 4 stars. That top-quintile standing has held every year since 2021-2022, after a dip to the 63rd percentile in 2018-2019.

Proficiency is well above state averages: 63.96% in ELA versus 43.34% statewide, 36.04% in math versus 25.54%, and 53.12% in science versus 33.40%. Scores in 2024-2025 were higher still (ELA 72.34%, science 67.82%), while math has held near 36%. With 452 students, it is larger than every nearby school in the comparison group, and its K–8 span is broader than the PK–5 and K–5 schools around it; its student-teacher ratio of 17 is also higher than every neighbor's, with North Valley Academy next at 14.1. Two nearby schools rank comparably or higher: Montessori Of The Rio Grande (29th of 346, 92nd percentile, 5 stars, with higher ELA and math) and Alvarado Elementary (63rd, 82nd percentile, 4 stars, with higher ELA and 5th-grade science). The Montessori Academy's math results top every nearby school except Montessori of the Rio Grande, and it outperforms Cochiti Elementary, Los Ranchos Elementary, Mission Avenue Elementary, MacArthur Elementary, Griegos Elementary, and Mountain Mahogany Community School.

ELA and science are the strongest subjects, above state averages in every grade 3–8; math is above state in grades 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 but essentially at the state average in 5th grade. Middle school is a notable strength: grades 6–8 post ELA results of 62.79%, 67.44%, and 66.67%, and 8th-grade math is 15.8 points above state. Among student groups, English Language Learner students ranked 25th of 223 (89th percentile, 4 stars in 2023-2024) and low-income students 59th of 256 (77th percentile, 4 stars in 2025-2026) — clear strengths. Special education students are the relative lower area, ranking between the 41st and 58th percentile with 2–3 stars. The recent ELA and science dip and the narrower math advantage in grades 4–6 are worth watching.

452

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,123

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1730 Montano Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 796-0149

District: The Montessori Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

White:

29.0%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (50% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New Mexico elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

New Mexico avg36%

Elementary school

70^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

36^th of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 87The Montessori Academy 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
2026	69.9	70 of 346	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	65 of 345	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	56 of 413	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	63 of 435	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	72 of 420	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	147 of 396	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	109 of 383	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	98 of 374	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.5	114 of 410	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	93 of 421	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	75 of 442	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	122 of 412	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	87.5	25 of 223	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	88 of 252	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	61 of 398	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	65 of 390	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	65 of 395	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	125 of 343	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	67 of 339	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	97 of 273	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	55 of 255	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	92 of 384	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	84 of 395	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	80 of 389	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	76 of 320	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	56 of 329	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	59 of 256	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	110 of 426	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	94.6	4 of 356	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	57 of 251	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	44 of 397	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	56 of 414	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	72 of 392	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.2	138 of 337	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	110 of 333	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	74.7	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	11 of 83	86.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	94 of 158	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	69 of 165	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	74 of 132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	99 of 304	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	75 of 304	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	48 of 339	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	65 of 413	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	90 of 325	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	122 of 199	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	78 of 187	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	36 of 191	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	37 of 192	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	37 of 239	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	39 of 232	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	49 of 200	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	45 of 186	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	21 of 176	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.8	16 of 208	92.3%	★★★★★
2015	84.7	19 of 207	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	91.3	10 of 222	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	81.8	27 of 193	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	82.4	6 of 69	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	25 of 136	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	36 of 213	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	35 of 220	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	30 of 160	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	16 of 156	89.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	44 of 143	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	20 of 148	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	36 of 204	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	34 of 214	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	41 of 150	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	13 of 149	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	26 of 173	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	44 of 227	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	29 of 145	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	30 of 221	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	62 of 213	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	47 of 152	69.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	26 of 151	82.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	84.0	8 of 53	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	29 of 100	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	44 of 170	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	34 of 178	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	34 of 229	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	57 of 187	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	22 of 121	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	44 of 120	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)73rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile-46 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)91st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

White (2026)74th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)71st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+19 vs state

Science53%+20 vs state

Mathematics36%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)			NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
The Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	The Montessori Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	452	27	17.0	11.3%	131 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	69.9	70^th of 346 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.6	65^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.2%	5	51.7	55.6	53.1	66.7	56.7	65.0	62.8	67.4	66.7	64.0	43.9	31.7	33.3	34.9	34.9	36.1	36.0	$7,123
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 MacArthur Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1482	241	25	9.5	70.1%	23 (9.5%)	8 (3.3%)	197 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	35.6	215^th of 346 public elementary schools	37.9%		47.6	154^th of 345 public elementary schools	55.4%	61				44.7	45.0					40.4	< 20%	22.5					16.2	$14,984
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4412	258	22	11.7	45.7%	51 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	192 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	71.6	63^rd of 346 public elementary schools	81.8%		73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		62.9			64.9	76.8	68.6				71.1	24.3	33.9	37.1				32.0	$9,972
Griegos Elementary	Public	K-5	4040 San Isidro NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-3661	229	19	12.3	60.3%	39 (17.0%)	2 (0.9%)	183 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	44.5	175^th of 346 public elementary schools	49.4%		59.2	105^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.6%	70	28.6			47.5	62.8	33.3				48.0	20.0	39.5	31.7				30.7	$9,470
Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	223	19	11.5	44.8%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	55	124^th of 346 public elementary schools	64.2%		53	124^th of 345 public elementary schools	64.1%			61.9	45.2		64.0	42.9	34.8	44.1	68.2	47.3	33.3	44.0		30.4	20.6	38.1	30.3	$9,033
Cochiti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 San Isidro Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-1432	247	22	11.1	70.4%	13 (5.3%)	9 (3.6%)	209 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	26.6	259^th of 346 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.2	237^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.3%	22	36.8			31.3	30.8	39.5				34.4	21.9		18.4				16.7	$10,819
Duranes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2436 Zickert Rd NW	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 764-2017	34	8	4.3	32.4%	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
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Fourth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0794	194	24	8.1	64.9%	25 (12.9%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	33.3	223^rd of 346 public elementary schools	35.5%		28.6	227^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.2%	4	31.0				27.3	51.9				29.8		< 20%	28.6				14.1	$11,112
Montessori Of The Rio Grande	Public, Charter	K-5	1650 Gabaldon Dr. N.W.	Albuquerque	87104	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 842-5993	219	19	11.7	18.3%	97 (44.3%)	3 (1.4%)	85 (38.8%)	15 (6.8%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	89	29^th of 346 public elementary schools	91.6%		78.4	50^th of 345 public elementary schools	85.5%	21	62.9			86.1	78.4	91.4				85.2	50.0	35.1	60.0				48.2	$8,950
Mission Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Mission Av NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-5269	336	28	12.0	64.6%	38 (11.3%)	17 (5.1%)	222 (66.1%)	5 (1.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	33	226^th of 346 public elementary schools	34.7%		27.8	235^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.9%	9	30.6			35.6	46.9	38.8				40.6	26.7	26.5	26.5				26.6	$10,106

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