Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87106

ZIP code 87106 in Albuquerque contains 10 schools serving roughly 4,130 students, spanning elementary, middle, high school, and alternative PK–12 models. Seven belong to Albuquerque Public Schools, one to the Mission Achievement And Success charter district, and one to UNM Mimbres School — a wide mix of neighborhood and choice schools sharing a single ZIP.

Bandelier Elementary is the academic standout: 67.94% ELA and 45.24% math, roughly 25 and 20 points above state, with top-quartile rank for three straight years — and 98.97% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. College And Career High School posts a 90.1% graduation rate and 11th grade proficiency of 73.33% ELA, 40% math, and 66.67% science. Mission Achievement And Success 1.0, the largest school at 1,193 students, beats the state in all three subjects with an 88.5% graduation rate. Monte Vista Elementary is a solid second tier with the zip's biggest ELA gain, while Cien Aguas International shows a sharp split: strong ELA (57.04%) and exceptional 8th grade results, but math at 22.38%, below state.

At the other end, Montezuma Elementary sits in the bottom decile statewide with 32.91% ELA and 14.2% math, and Lowell Elementary posts the lowest results in the zip — 15.91% ELA, math under 10%, science under 20% — despite having among the smallest classes. Jefferson Middle beats district and state but has fallen in rank three cycles running. Math is the shared weakness across the zip, and class size and poverty rates do not predict outcomes here: the strongest and weakest schools both serve nearly 100% low-income students. UNM Mimbres School is very small (23 students) and reports no test score data.