Summary:
ZIP code 87108 covers a compact section of Albuquerque with 12 schools serving students from preschool through high school — 5 elementary, 2 middle, 4 high, and 1 alternative — enrolling a combined 3,819 students, most of them in Albuquerque Public Schools, alongside two charter districts.
The area has a sharply split performance profile. Coral Community Charter is the clear academic standout: ELA proficiency of 63.16% and math of 35.79%, both well above district and state averages, with a rank history in the 79th–90th percentile. Zia Elementary is the strongest traditional APS school here (ELA 50%, math 37.17%), followed by Voz Collegiate Preparatory Charter School (ELA 48.08%, math 34.62%) and New Mexico Academy For The Media Arts, which shines in ELA (49.18%) and science (above 50%) but lags in math (14.75%–17.02%). At the other end, Van Buren Middle ranks 191st of 191 and Wilson Middle 189th of 191, with math at 4.78% and 7.31%. La Mesa Elementary, Emerson Elementary, and Whittier Elementary also score low, with science under 20%.
Three takeaways matter most for families. First, math is the consistent weak spot: even the stronger schools sit near or below 37%, and most others are far lower. Second, Highland High, the largest school with 1,144 students, posts ELA of 29.41%, math of 8.02%, and a 67.8% graduation rate — below the district's 75.6% and the state's 80.6%, as does Cesar Chavez Community School at 34.9%. Third, high poverty (nine schools at 97.49%–100% free/reduced lunch) does not automatically mean low performance, since Coral and Zia both hit 100% while outperforming. Some scores are suppressed or bounded (< 20%, < 10%) and should be read as unknown or "under."
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