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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Albuquerque, New Mexico

137 public schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL leads the list at 94.1%, against a median of 36.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

137

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

36.9%

BEST IN READING · ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL	Elementary	263	94.1%
2	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE INSTITUTE OF MATH & SCIENCE	High	311	93.3%
3	DOUBLE EAGLE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	526	81.7%
4	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP	High	852	81.4%
5	NEW MEXICO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	432	81.1%
6	MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	219	79.6%
7	S. Y. JACKSON ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	519	78.0%
8	GEORGIA O'KEEFFE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	504	75.5%
9	NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	510	75.5%
10	HUBERT H HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	465	75.4%
11	EISENHOWER MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	740	74.5%
12	MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Elementary	452	72.3%
13	DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	801	69.5%
14	JOHN BAKER ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	404	68.3%
15	DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	550	67.5%
16	ONATE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	301	67.1%
17	CORAL COMMUNITY CHARTER	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	241	66.0%
18	ALBUQUERQUE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	Elementary	221	64.7%
19	BANDELIER ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	387	63.2%
20	21ST CENTURY PUBLIC ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	21ST CENTURY PUBLIC ACADEMY	Elementary	371	63.0%
21	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	High	312	62.3%
22	PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	448	60.8%
23	HORIZON ACADEMY WEST	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	HORIZON ACADEMY WEST	Elementary	495	59.1%
24	TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	860	58.1%
25	SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	280	57.5%
26	OSUNA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	438	57.1%
27	ALVARADO ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	258	56.5%
28	CIEN AGUAS INTERNATIONAL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	419	56.3%
29	PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	498	55.8%
30	HOOVER MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	404	55.6%
31	MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	379	55.5%
32	JEFFERSON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	615	54.8%
33	ZIA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	236	54.3%
34	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 2.0	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS	Combined	1,040	54.2%
35	MANZANO MESA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	507	54.0%
36	L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	491	52.7%
37	VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	573	52.5%
38	CLEVELAND MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	474	52.1%
39	GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	229	50.4%
40	SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	402	50.3%
41	BELLEHAVEN ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	216	50.0%
42	CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	249	49.6%
43	JAMES MONROE MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	630	49.4%
44	ALICE KING COMMUNITY SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	384	49.4%
45	CORONADO ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	306	49.4%
46	COMANCHE ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	325	48.7%
47	SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	407	48.7%
48	DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	High	319	48.4%
49	TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Elementary	865	48.4%
50	MADISON MIDDLE	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	ALBUQUERQUE	Middle	532	47.7%

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