Summary:
ZIP code 87047 in Sandia Park, New Mexico, has two public schools in Albuquerque Public Schools: East Mountain High serves grades 9–12 with 417 students, and San Antonito Elementary serves grades K–5 with 299 students, and there is no middle school in the ZIP. Although the district is ranked 55 of 87 in New Mexico, at the 37th percentile with 2 stars, both local schools perform well above district and state averages.
San Antonito Elementary is the strongest current standout: it ranks 24 of 346, at the 93rd percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, up from 38 of 345 with 4 stars and 81 of 413 with 4 stars in prior years. It reports 100% free/reduced lunch, yet its All Grades ELA is 70.19%, math is 54.04%, and 5th grade science is 70.49%, far above district and state rates. East Mountain High also performs well, ranking 16 of 132, at the 88th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, down from 9 of 131 with 5 stars. Its graduation rate is 91.7% versus 75.6% district and 80.6% state, and 11th grade ELA is 76.19%, science 72.38%, and SAT ELA 76.92%, though 11th grade math is 31.43% and SAT math is 31.43%—still above district and state but much lower than its own ELA and science results.
For parents, both schools are strong choices, but they have different profiles. San Antonito Elementary is a rising, high-poverty, high-achievement school with a student/teacher ratio of 13.2. East Mountain High has excellent graduation and ELA/science outcomes, with math as its clearest relative gap, and a ratio of 15.3. The main structural gap is that ZIP 87047 has no middle school, so families will likely need to look outside the area for grades 6–8.
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