Summary:
ZIP code 87104 in Albuquerque contains six schools: three elementary, two high, and one alternative, with no standalone middle school — so middle-grade students are served by schools with wider grade spans such as Native American Community Academy (K–12), Tierra Adentro (6–12), and Duranes Elementary (PK–6). Five schools belong to Albuquerque Public Schools, while Tierra Adentro operates as its own district. Total enrollment is 1,397 students, ranging from 428 at Native American Community Academy to just 34 at Duranes Elementary.
Montessori Of The Rio Grande is the clear academic standout, earning 5 stars and ranking 29th of 346 schools (92nd percentile) in 2025–2026, with Language Arts at 85.19% versus the state's 43.34% and math at 48.15% versus 25.54%. Tierra Adentro is more mixed: its science (49.25%) and Language Arts (47.79%) exceed state averages, but math is 15.04%, well below the state. Ace Leadership High School has the highest graduation rate in the ZIP at 82.4% — above the state's 80.6% — yet its tested proficiency is very low, including under 10% in math and science.
Math is the ZIP's weakest subject: apart from Montessori, every school with reported math data falls below the state rate of 25.54%. Science is sharply divided between Tierra Adentro and Montessori on the high end and schools at 22.86% or under 10% elsewhere. Four schools report 100% free/reduced lunch while Montessori is at 21%, showing that poverty and performance are not uniformly linked. Rank histories differ too: Montessori is consistently high, Tierra Adentro improved from the 45th to the 68th percentile, and Reginald Chavez Elementary remains in the 20s and 30s. Some values are suppressed for small schools like Duranes and should be treated as unknown, not as zero.
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