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Montessori Elementary School

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Montessori Elementary School ranks 65 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Montessori Elementary School is a public charter school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving 444 students in grades K-8. The school consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Montessori Elementary School stands out for its exceptional performance across various student subgroups. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 61st out of 398 New Mexico elementary schools for female students and 44th out of 397 for male students in ELA proficiency. The school also ranked 55th out of 255 for Hispanic students and 75th out of 304 for White students in ELA proficiency. Additionally, the school performs well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 4th out of 356 New Mexico elementary schools in this category in the 2017-2018 school year and 50th out of 325 in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Montessori Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 72.34%, significantly higher than the nearby Montessori Of The Rio Grande at 79.63%, and the other nearby schools, which ranged from 27.06% to 56.49%. This exceptional performance across various metrics makes Montessori Elementary School a standout institution in the Albuquerque area.

452

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,123

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 Montano Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 796-0149

District: Montessori Elementary School

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 — 83rd percentile in 2014 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (56% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of New Mexico elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

65^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

37^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 82Montessori Elementary School 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Male (2024)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile~ school

Female (2024)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

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

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

Middle school

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

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)86th percentile~ school

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

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile~ school

Female (2023)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile~ school

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

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+28 vs state

Science68%+33 vs state

Mathematics35%+8 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 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
Montessori Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	1730 Montano Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Montessori Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 796-0149	452	27	17.0	98.9%	131 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (58.4%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	73.6	65^th of 345 public elementary schools	81.2%		83.6	56^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.4%	9	72.9	61.5	67.8	48.3	80.4	83.3	71.7	81.6	76.9	72.3	23.3	39.2	50.0	34.8	39.5	25.6	35.1	$7,123
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 MacArthur Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1482	241	25	9.5	100.0%	23 (9.5%)	8 (3.3%)	197 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	47.6	154^th of 345 public elementary schools	55.4%		43.5	201^st of 413 public elementary schools	51.3%	47	19.5			57.1		31.7				38.4	50.0		22.0				28.6	$14,984
Alvarado Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Solar Rd NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-4412	258	22	11.7	100.0%	51 (19.8%)	3 (1.2%)	192 (74.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	73.7	63^rd of 345 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.3	84^th of 413 public elementary schools	79.7%	21	51.1			58.5	67.7	46.8				56.5	32.1	41.9	48.9				40.5	$9,972
Griegos Elementary	Public	K-5	4040 San Isidro NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 345-3661	229	19	12.3	99.1%	39 (17.0%)	2 (0.9%)	183 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	59.2	105^th of 345 public elementary schools	69.6%		64.6	118^th of 413 public elementary schools	71.4%	13	46.5			45.0	35.7	69.8				50.4	32.5	16.7	55.8				35.2	$9,470
Mountain Mahogany Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	5014 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 341-1424	223	19	11.5	99.6%	53 (23.8%)	7 (3.1%)	147 (65.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	53	124^th of 345 public elementary schools	64.1%		68.3	103^rd of 413 public elementary schools	75.1%	21	45.8	42.1	44.2	37.5	52.2	66.7	28.9	59.3	42.1	45.7	41.7		62.5	26.7	51.9		36.2	$9,033
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
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
Los Ranchos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Fourth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 898-0794	194	24	8.1	100.0%	25 (12.9%)	1 (0.5%)	158 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.6	227^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.2%		15.6	360^th of 413 public elementary schools	12.8%	133	38.9			25.0	29.0					27.1			38.9				16.5	$11,112
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
Mission Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Mission Av NE	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-5269	336	28	12.0	100.0%	38 (11.3%)	17 (5.1%)	222 (66.1%)	5 (1.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	27.8	235^th of 345 public elementary schools	31.9%		25.2	302^nd of 413 public elementary schools	26.9%	67	26.3			22.2	36.8	39.5				32.2		28.1	26.3				21.5	$10,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Montessori Elementary School

How many students attend Montessori Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Montessori Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Montessori Elementary School?

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

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Is Montessori Elementary School a good school?

Montessori Elementary School ranks 65^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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