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Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts

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Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts ranks 255 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 141 students. The school is part of the Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts District, which is ranked 70 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts has struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (36.52%) and Mathematics (13.04%) significantly lower than the state averages (44.19% and 26.81%, respectively) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has also declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 159 out of 435 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 255 out of 345 in 2024-2025. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby public elementary schools in the Albuquerque district, such as Edward Gonzales Elementary, Navajo Elementary, and Armijo Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, suggesting that the challenges faced by Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts may be systemic within the district. However, the nearby Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School has significantly outperformed the other schools in the area, indicating that alternative educational models may be more effective in addressing the needs of the local community.

203

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Old Coors Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87121

(505) 681-3536

District: Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

10.8%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

New Mexico avg35%

Elementary school

255^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 37 pts since 2023

From top 37% (2023) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

117^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 82Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts 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	25.6	255 of 345	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	268 of 413	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	159 of 435	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	179 of 398	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	166 of 390	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	288 of 384	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.4	144 of 395	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	221 of 325	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	212 of 356	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	173 of 426	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	331 of 397	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.8	141 of 414	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	94 of 158	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	273 of 339	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.4	185 of 413	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2024)55th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2024)41st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)25th percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)19th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science26%-9 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 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-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 All Grades	Total
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	203	14	14.5	98.0%	22 (10.8%)	4 (2.0%)	155 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	25.6	255^th of 345 public elementary schools	26.1%		31	268^th of 413 public elementary schools	35.1%	13		25.9	26.3			42.3	54.2	29.6	36.5				26.9	13.0
Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	205	29	7.0	100.0%	14 (6.8%)	6 (2.9%)	182 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	18.4	306^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.3%		10.5	386^th of 413 public elementary schools	6.5%	80			29.6		26.7				20.2			22.6		11.8	$11,543
Alamosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Sunset Gardens Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0288	382	36	10.6	99.7%	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	348 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.2	287^th of 345 public elementary schools	16.8%		18.5	344^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.7%	57	16.9		24.6	15.6	36.9				25.8	15.8		35.4		18.8	$9,495
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	395	33	11.9	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.3	312^th of 345 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	373^rd of 413 public elementary schools	9.7%	61	20.4		25.8	17.9	30.9				24.5	19.4		25.9		15.9	$10,217
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
Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1720 Bridge Blvd SW Suite #101	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Collegiate Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 539-5283	221	20	11.2	71.5%	19 (8.6%)	11 (5.0%)	180 (81.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	60.7	94^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.8%		74	80^th of 413 public elementary schools	80.6%	14	25.0		57.1	65.2	58.3	82.6			64.7	28.6	23.9	27.8	69.6	33.8	$27,369
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
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
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
Armijo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Gatewood Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2920	260	22	11.9	99.2%	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	242 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)				23.3	21.1				19.0						$10,526

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