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Altura Preparatory School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Altura Preparatory School is a K–5 elementary school serving 263 students at 8650 Alameda Blvd (Bldg 2b) in northeast Albuquerque, NM 87122. One thing that sets it apart structurally: it operates as its own single-school district, so the "district" ratings reported for it are simply the school's own results. That district ranks 1st of 87 districts in New Mexico (99th percentile, 5 stars), and the school has earned a 5-star rating every year on record. It has been the #1 elementary school in New Mexico for three consecutive years (2023–2024 through 2025–2026), after sitting at #4 in the two years before that — a five-year pattern at the very top rather than a one-year spike.

Test scores tell the clearest story. In 2025–2026, Altura's all-grade Language Arts proficiency was at least 98%, compared with 43.34% statewide; math was 82.68% against 25.54% statewide; and 5th-grade science was 82.05% against 32.24% statewide. Results are not carried by a single strong class: Language Arts reached at least 95% in 3rd and 4th grade and at least 90% in 5th, while math came in at 88.64% in 3rd, 75% in 4th, and 84.62% in 5th.

Against nearby schools, Altura leads on every core subject. All ten comparison schools belong to Albuquerque Public Schools, a district ranked 55th of 87 (37th percentile, 2 stars). The closest math competitor is Double Eagle Elementary (2.29 mi) at 73.59% — still 9.1 points behind — while North Star Elementary (0.65 mi) posts 73.23% in Language Arts and 66.93% in math. Alameda Elementary (3.99 mi) records 19.12% in Language Arts with math under 10%. Notably, Altura achieves this with the largest classes in the group: 19.5 students per teacher in 2024–2025, versus 14.7 at Double Eagle and 11.5 at Dennis Chavez Elementary.

263

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,692

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8650 Alameda Blvd Bldg 2b
Albuquerque, NM 87122

(505) 539-5369

District: Altura Preparatory School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.6%

White:

34.2%

Asian:

15.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2022 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (83% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Mexico elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

New Mexico avg36%

1^st of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 87Altura Preparatory 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 346	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	1 of 345	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 413	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	4 of 435	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	4 of 420	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	4 of 252	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	2 of 398	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	7 of 390	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	5 of 395	98.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	99.8	2 of 384	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 395	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	4 of 389	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	99.8	3 of 426	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	3 of 410	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	1 of 397	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 414	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	3 of 392	99.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	68.7	21 of 132	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	1 of 304	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	99.8	1 of 304	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 339	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	7 of 413	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	3 of 325	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

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White (2026)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)84th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+55 vs state

Science82%+50 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Altura Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	8650 Alameda Blvd Bldg 2b	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Altura Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5369	263	13	19.5	14.1%	90 (34.2%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (34.6%)	41 (15.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.9%)	99.8	1^st of 346 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.9	1^st of 345 public elementary schools	99.7%		82.1			≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 90%				≥ 98%	88.6	75.0	84.6				82.7	$22,692
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Ventura NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 856-6578	510	39	13.2		197 (38.6%)	11 (2.2%)	146 (28.6%)	104 (20.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.5%)	96.4	9^th of 346 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.1	6^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	69.6			70.3	79.6	69.6				73.2	54.1	69.3	75.0				66.9	$7,120
Dennis Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7500 Barstow NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-1810	550	48	11.5	99.5%	217 (39.5%)	4 (0.7%)	228 (41.5%)	50 (9.1%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	89	27^th of 346 public elementary schools	92.2%		93.5	17^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.1%	10	65.8			53.7	68.4	76.3				66.0	46.3	55.7	70.0				57.3	$10,419
Edmund G Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Palomas NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-0185	343	28	12.4	99.7%	57 (16.6%)	6 (1.7%)	225 (65.6%)	18 (5.2%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24	271^st of 346 public elementary schools	21.7%		24.5	263^rd of 345 public elementary schools	23.8%	8	34.0			28.9	30.9	42.0				34.0	15.6	20.0	26.0				20.7	$8,803
Double Eagle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8901 Lowell St NE	Albuquerque	87122	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 857-0187	526	36	14.7		282 (53.6%)	5 (1.0%)	162 (30.8%)	31 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	97.7	4^th of 346 public elementary schools	98.8%		99	4^th of 345 public elementary schools	98.8%		60.6			80.7	94.6	76.0				83.5	69.3	81.5	70.2				73.6	$7,285
Hubert H Humphrey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Academy Hills Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 821-4981	465	32	14.5	99.6%	230 (49.5%)	10 (2.2%)	144 (31.0%)	40 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	97.5	5^th of 346 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.1	10^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.1%	5	78.2			72.2	83.9	87.0				81.4	61.1	55.9	76.9				64.2	$7,460
Arroyo Del Oso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6504 Harper NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 821-9393	321	27	11.9	100.0%	69 (21.5%)	16 (5.0%)	155 (48.3%)	16 (5.0%)	39 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	35.8	213^th of 346 public elementary schools	38.4%		33.9	209^th of 345 public elementary schools	39.4%	4	39.1			36.5	44.9	40.0				40.4	21.2	18.4	42.2				26.7	$8,837
Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary	Public	K-5	11701 San Victorio NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 293-4259	504	38	13.4	100.0%	251 (49.8%)	10 (2.0%)	145 (28.8%)	39 (7.7%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.7%)	95.8	12^th of 346 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.1	8^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.7%	4	58.6			71.6	76.5	73.6				73.8	56.8	68.3	73.6				65.9	$7,956
Osuna Elementary	Public	K-5	4715 Moon St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-4811	438	34	12.8	99.5%	143 (32.6%)	13 (3.0%)	197 (45.0%)	12 (2.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	78	51^st of 346 public elementary schools	85.3%		73.9	61^st of 345 public elementary schools	82.3%	10	36.0			60.3	71.6	61.3				64.8	46.0	38.3	64.0				49.3	$7,895
New Mexico International School	Public, Charter	K-8	7215 Montgomery Blvd NE	Albuquerque	87109	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 503-7670	432	31	14.1	10.2%	235 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	162 (37.5%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	91.8	20^th of 346 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.8	16^th of 345 public elementary schools	95.4%	4	72.0	65.2	69.9	76.3	88.2	84.0	66.7	81.8	≥ 90%	81.4	39.0	51.0	64.0	66.7	69.7	47.8	55.2	$6,836

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