Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87059

Summary:

The 87059 zip code area in New Mexico has two schools - A. Montoya Elementary and Roosevelt Middle. Based on the available data, Roosevelt Middle appears to be the standout school in this area, significantly outperforming A. Montoya Elementary across multiple metrics.

Roosevelt Middle is ranked 30th out of 192 New Mexico middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are consistently high, with 65.21% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 42.16% in Mathematics, well above the Albuquerque and New Mexico averages. Additionally, Roosevelt Middle has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1.

In contrast, A. Montoya Elementary has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 132nd out of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. The school's test scores are mixed, with 45.41% proficient or better in English Language Arts but only 34.59% in Mathematics. A. Montoya Elementary also has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 70.05%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

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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 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
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
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	11799 State Highway 14s	Tijeras	87059	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 281-3316	401	28	14.5	100.0%	170 (42.4%)	6 (1.5%)	192 (47.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	80.9	30^th of 192 public middle schools	84.4%		85.7	8^th of 165 public middle schools	95.2%	22		63.0				61.6	60.2	74.6	65.2				44.9	41.4	39.8	42.2	$11,172

Cities Near Zip Code 87059

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moriarty	4.78 mi	7	52^nd
Edgewood	5.52 mi	2
Tijeras	7.59 mi	2	20^th
Sandia Park	11.28 mi	3	6^th
Albuquerque	13.33 mi	212	44^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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