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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87123

At a glance

Schools

2,138

Students

Districts

Top rankedManzano Mesa Elementary98^th of 346 New Mexico elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Apache Elementary up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hawthorne Elementary 8.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 87123 contains seven schools — four elementary, one middle, and two high schools — serving roughly 2,138 students, all under Albuquerque Public Schools, which ranks 55 of 87 statewide (37th percentile, 2 stars). Economic need is uniformly high: free/reduced-lunch rates run from 98.31% to 100% at every school, so poverty does not explain the differences between them. Student/teacher ratios vary widely, from 8.9 at Hawthorne Elementary to 23.8 at Technology Leadership High School.

Manzano Mesa Elementary is the clear standout: the only 4-star school here, at the 72nd percentile in 2025-2026, up from the 54th percentile two years earlier. Its all-grade ELA is 58.72%, math 33.19%, and 5th-grade science 41.05% — all above district and state. Tomasita Elementary is the other bright spot, climbing from the 4th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 40th percentile in 2024-2025, with 5th-grade ELA at 45.16%, above district and state; overall math, however, is just 12.05%.

Kennedy Middle is the lowest performer, ranking 190 of 191 (1st percentile, 0 stars) with all-grade math at 3.27% and grade-level math under 10%. Apache Elementary (6th percentile) and Hawthorne Elementary (3rd percentile) are both 0-star schools with ELA below 30% and math in the teens. The high schools diverge sharply: Technology Leadership graduates 82.6% of students, above district and state, though its test scores are bounded at under 20%, while Gilbert L Sena Charter High School graduates 51.4% with test data suppressed — a limit, not a zero.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)		SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)		NM-ASR Science (2026)				NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)							NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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
Nmsbvi Albuquerque Campus	Public	PK-K	801 Stephen Moody St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Nm School For The Blind And Visually Impaired	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 332-6699	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12800 Copper St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-7735	341	26	13.3	67.7%	55 (16.1%)	16 (4.7%)	192 (56.3%)	8 (2.3%)	43 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	12.8	324^th of 346 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.7	334^th of 345 public elementary schools	3.2%	10					14.6				28.3	27.3	32.6				29.3	16.7	< 20%	18.8				13.7	$10,493
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 General Somervell St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 299-4424	288	32	8.9	71.5%	13 (4.5%)	5 (1.7%)	239 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	10.7	334^th of 346 public elementary schools	3.5%		15.4	322^nd of 345 public elementary schools	6.7%	12					14.6				< 20%	35.6	18.8				21.5	< 20%	15.6	16.7				15.6	$13,266
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	721 Tomasita NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 298-6701	296	29	10.3	80.4%	30 (10.1%)	14 (4.7%)	196 (66.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	5.6	190^th of 191 public middle schools	0.5%		9.1	188^th of 192 public middle schools	2.1%	2						8.1						13.3	19.5	23.9	18.9				< 10%	< 10%	< 10%	3.1	$10,766
Tomasita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Tomasita St NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 291-6844	187	17	10.8	80.2%	17 (9.1%)	13 (7.0%)	125 (66.8%)	5 (2.7%)	15 (8.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.9%)								(n/a)					< 20%			< 20%		32.1	45.2				33.7			< 20%				12.1	$10,001
Gilbert L Sena Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	69 Hotel Cir NE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 237-2374	185	17	10.8	46.5%	23 (12.4%)	12 (6.5%)	126 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (7.0%)								(n/a)
Manzano Mesa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Elizabeth St SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 292-6707	507	38	13.5	53.1%	108 (21.3%)	21 (4.1%)	268 (52.9%)	61 (12.0%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	60.7	98^th of 346 public elementary schools	71.7%		60.7	95^th of 345 public elementary schools	72.5%	3					41.5				46.4	74.7	53.2				59.2	25.0	45.8	27.7				33.5	$8,936
Technology Leadership High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10500 Research Rd SE	Albuquerque	87123	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 338-2266	334	14	23.8	96.4%	35 (10.5%)	5 (1.5%)	269 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)								(n/a)	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%	< 20%			< 20%	< 20%															$9,639

Cities Near Zip Code 87123

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Albuquerque	0.39 mi	213	44^th
Tijeras	6.24 mi	2	30^th
Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	10.14 mi	2	76^th
Sandia Park	11.47 mi	3	9^th
Corrales	12.34 mi	1	22^nd

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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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