Summary:
ZIP code 87120 in Albuquerque is home to 11 public schools serving roughly 5,064 students, spanning pre-K and elementary grades through middle school and one small high school — an area that is overwhelmingly elementary-focused, since nine of the 11 schools are elementary or K-8/PK-8 campuses. Nine of the schools belong to Albuquerque Public Schools (4,241 students), while Horizon Academy West and Albuquerque Bilingual Academy each form their own single-school district, and one charter high school is reported under the APS district row.
Performance here is sharply polarized. Horizon Academy West is the standout, ranking 38th of 346 schools (89th percentile, 4 stars) with ELA at 63.18% and math at 60.00% — roughly 2.35 times the state math rate. Among APS schools, Marie M Hughes Elementary leads in math (30.39%) with ELA at 55.25%, Chamiza Elementary matches it in ELA (55.38%) and posts 5th-grade science of 42.5%, and L.B. Johnson Middle is the strongest middle-grades performer with 8th-grade ELA of 59.76%. At the other end, Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary has the lowest math in the ZIP (8.06%, 0 stars), Painted Sky Elementary has fallen to the 7th percentile, and Christine Duncan Heritage Academy reports the lowest science (9.52%).
Two patterns stand out for families. First, math is the ZIP-wide weak point, and it worsens in upper grades at the K-8 and PK-8 schools; the 6th-grade entry year is also a visible dip at both L.B. Johnson Middle and Tres Volcanes Community Collaborative School. Second, poverty indicators are near-universal (99.19%–100% free/reduced lunch at six APS schools) and class sizes are small (10:1 to 14.7:1), yet outcomes still range enormously, so neither factor predicts results here. High school options are thin: Albuquerque Talent Development Charter graduates 64.7% versus 80.6% statewide and reports every 2025-26 achievement measure as under 20%.
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