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Route 66 Elementary

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Route 66 Elementary ranks 202 nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Route 66 Elementary is a public elementary school located in Moriarty, New Mexico, serving 291 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Moriarty-Edgewood school district, which is ranked 55 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Route 66 Elementary faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 40.44%, compared to 47.09% for the Moriarty-Edgewood district and 44.19% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Hispanic students but struggles for White students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Additionally, Route 66 Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 100% of students qualifying in the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 school years.

Interestingly, the nearby South Mountain Elementary, which is also part of the Moriarty-Edgewood district, significantly outperforms Route 66 Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. This suggests that there may be significant differences in the quality of education and resources between schools within the same district. While Route 66 Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which could be an asset, the school's performance, particularly for certain student subgroups, suggests that there may be opportunities to improve instructional practices, curriculum, and targeted interventions to better support the diverse needs of the student population.

278

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,269

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Barton Rd
Moriarty, NM 87035

(505) 835-5835

District: Moriarty-Edgewood

Students who attend Route 66 Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle
High:	Moriarty High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

White:

46.0%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2014 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg38%

New Mexico avg35%

202^nd of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Moriarty-Edgewood

55^th of 82Moriarty-Edgewood 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
2025	36.8	202 of 345	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	235 of 413	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	215 of 435	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	214 of 420	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	146 of 396	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	158 of 383	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.8	225 of 374	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	149 of 410	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.7	125 of 421	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	58.3	157 of 442	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	79.6	64 of 412	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	55 of 398	86.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	90 of 402	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	62 of 419	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	65 of 411	84.2%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	92 of 405	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.3	88 of 398	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.2	79 of 390	79.7%	★★★★☆
2005	78.0	64 of 389	83.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	33.1	145 of 203	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	220 of 398	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	207 of 390	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	180 of 395	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	104 of 343	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.2	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	113 of 255	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	182 of 384	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	191 of 395	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	203 of 389	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	130 of 320	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	133 of 329	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	182 of 325	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	205 of 356	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	183 of 426	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	227 of 410	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	93 of 361	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	134 of 356	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	198 of 397	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	236 of 414	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	240 of 392	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	180 of 337	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	134 of 333	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	75 of 158	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	205 of 304	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	246 of 339	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	247 of 413	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	285 of 325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	138 of 199	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	166 of 187	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)50th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2022)47th percentile~ school

Female (2024)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)29th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-4 vs state

Science33%+4 vs state

Mathematics24%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 8, 2018

The school has a good balance of academics and fun. School staff is dedicated to children - building relationships to ensure as much growth as possible. Test scores took a dive due to PARCC but are slowly coming back up! Close Quote

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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-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 All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Route 66 Elementary	Public	K-5	805 Barton Rd	Moriarty	87035	Bernalillo County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	278	26	10.5	99.6%	128 (46.0%)	2 (0.7%)	133 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	36.8	202^nd of 345 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.6	235^th of 413 public elementary schools	43.1%	33	33.3	46.3	46.8	29.2	40.4	22.0	19.2	31.3	24.3	$10,269
South Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	577 State Rd 344	Moriarty	87015	Santa Fe County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 835-5835	303	27	11.3	99.7%	135 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	153 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.0%)	89.4	27^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.2%		87	39^th of 413 public elementary schools	90.6%	12	45.8	74.0	77.8	59.3	69.5	52.0	48.9	66.1	56.5	$8,642
San Antonito Elementary	Public	K-5	12555 N Hwy 14	Sandia Park	87047	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-3931	299	23	13.2	100.0%	174 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (37.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	84	38^th of 345 public elementary schools	89.0%		73.8	81^st of 413 public elementary schools	80.4%	43	61.1	64.7	71.2	72.7	69.7	37.3	33.9	60.0	43.6	$8,225
A. Montoya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Public School Rd	Tijeras	87059	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 281-0880	370	31	11.9	99.2%	136 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (54.3%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	50.6	132^nd of 345 public elementary schools	61.7%		62.6	127^th of 413 public elementary schools	69.2%	5	29.9	39.7	47.3	49.3	45.4	31.8	38.2	34.3	34.6	$9,578
Moriarty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 School Loop	Moriarty	87035	Torrance County	Moriarty-Edgewood	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 835-5835	464	34	13.7	99.8%	127 (27.4%)	2 (0.4%)	309 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	18.8	305^th of 345 public elementary schools	11.6%		21.9	323^rd of 413 public elementary schools	21.8%	18	18.8	25.7	33.9	25.0	28.0	20.3	12.9	29.7	21.0	$8,680
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	341	26	13.3	98.8%	55 (16.1%)	16 (4.7%)	192 (56.3%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.8	370^th of 413 public elementary schools	10.4%	36		23.4	34.0	16.7	25.0		12.7		7.5	$10,493
Onate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Brentwood Hills NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 291-6819	301	22	13.8	99.7%	109 (36.2%)	7 (2.3%)	153 (50.8%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	92	21^st of 345 public elementary schools	93.9%		91.8	27^th of 413 public elementary schools	93.5%	6	51.3	70.0	66.0	64.1	67.1	58.3	60.0	56.4	58.4	$9,445
Chelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Constitution Av NE	Albuquerque	87112	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 296-5655	309	29	10.8	99.4%	49 (15.9%)	13 (4.2%)	174 (56.3%)	8 (2.6%)	39 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	15.9	320^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.4	377^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.7%	57	15.6	34.0	24.4	21.9	26.6	18.9			11.4	$8,869
John Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	12015-B Tivoli St NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 298-7486	404	32	12.7	99.0%	140 (34.7%)	15 (3.7%)	173 (42.8%)	11 (2.7%)	29 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	89.5	26^th of 345 public elementary schools	92.5%		83.1	58^th of 413 public elementary schools	86.0%	32	56.5	60.9	75.0	68.1	68.3	45.3	48.6	56.5	50.2	$8,477
S. Y. Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Cairo Dr NE	Albuquerque	87111	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 296-9536	519	39	13.3	100.0%	265 (51.1%)	6 (1.2%)	169 (32.6%)	24 (4.6%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	97.1	9^th of 345 public elementary schools	97.4%		99	6^th of 413 public elementary schools	98.5%	3	67.1	69.7	83.3	80.9	78.0	52.8	66.7	65.2	61.6	$8,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Route 66 Elementary

What schools do graduates of Route 66 Elementary attend?

Students who attend Route 66 Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle
High : Moriarty High

Is Route 66 Elementary a good school?

Route 66 Elementary ranks 202^nd of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Route 66 Elementary?

Students at Route 66 Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 46% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Route 66 Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Route 66 Elementary.

What district is Route 66 Elementary in?

Moriarty-Edgewood

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