Is Navajo Elementary a good school?

Navajo Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.7% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Navajo Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 359 students attended Navajo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Navajo Elementary?

Students at Navajo Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Navajo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Navajo Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Harrison Middle High : Rio Grande High

Navajo Elementary

Summary:

Navajo Elementary is a public elementary school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 359 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of New Mexico elementary schools over the past decade, with significantly below-average academic performance across all subjects and grade levels.

Navajo Elementary's academic proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 7% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 39% and 24-25% at the state and district levels, respectively. This underperformance is consistent across all student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school's high rate of poverty, with 100% of students coming from low-income households, is a key factor contributing to these challenges.

While Navajo Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13 to 13.2 students per teacher, this ratio alone does not appear to be sufficient to overcome the school's broader academic challenges. Nearby schools in the Albuquerque School District, such as Edward Gonzales Elementary, Adobe Acres Elementary, and Maryann Binford Elementary, also perform below the state and district averages, but generally outperform Navajo Elementary, suggesting that the challenges faced by this school may be more pronounced.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2936 Hughes Rd SW
Albuquerque, NM 87105

(505) 873-8512

District: Albuquerque

SchoolDigger Rank:
417^th of 433 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,018

Students who attend Navajo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison Middle
High:	Rio Grande High

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

White:

4.7%

American Indian:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Navajo Elementary ranks worse than 96.3% of elementary schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 89^th among 96 ranked elementary schools in the Albuquerque School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.95. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.9%), White (4.7%), American Indian (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Navajo Elementary is 13. 52 elementary schools in the Albuquerque School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Navajo Elementary employs 27.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Navajo Elementary is $10,018, which is the 38^th highest among 96 elementary schools in the Albuquerque School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Navajo Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Navajo Elementary 417^th of 433 New Mexico public elementary schools. (See Navajo Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Hispanic students:

Albuquerque:

SchoolDigger ranks Albuquerque 89^th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Navajo Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2005	19.49	341^st	389	12.3%
2006	18.33	351^st	390	10.0%
2007	22.26	342^nd	398	14.1%
2008	40.06	247^th	405	39.0%
2009	30.93	311^th	411	24.3%
2010	35.30	292^nd	419	30.3%
2011	15.49	359^th	402	10.7%
2012	29.33	300^th	398	24.6%
2013	25.32	331^st	412	19.7%
2014	16.35	404^th	442	8.6%
2015	20.24	376^th	421	10.7%
2016	11.84	404^th	410	1.5%
2017	11.01	370^th	374	1.1%
2018	8.96	377^th	383	1.6%
2019	6.15	395^th	396	0.3%
2022	28.70	282^nd	420	32.9%
2023	12.68	412^th	435	5.3%
2024	9.95	417^th	433	3.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2022	27.63	163^rd	203	19.7%
2023	25.98	172^nd	191	9.9%
2024	26.66	142^nd	166	14.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	10.12	350^th	356	1.7%
2019	6.56	360^th	361	0.3%
2022	33.58	238^th	410	42.0%
2023	12.24	404^th	426	5.2%
2024	12.42	219^th	237	7.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	8.59	336^th	339	0.9%
2019	6.41	341^st	343	0.6%
2022	17.18	318^th	395	19.5%
2023	14.99	367^th	390	5.9%
2024	8.17	388^th	393	1.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	10.27	329^th	333	1.2%
2019	6.17	336^th	337	0.3%
2022	33.09	226^th	392	42.3%
2023	11.47	399^th	414	3.6%
2024	11.33	393^rd	410	4.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile
2018	8.43	327^th	329	0.6%
2019	5.79	319^th	320	0.3%
2022	25.00	280^th	389	28.0%
2023	12.51	377^th	395	4.6%
2024	9.43	381^st	390	2.3%

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Rank History for White students at Navajo Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NM State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	10.42	397^th	413	3.9%

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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

The new school principal Sarah Garcia has really turned the school around in the short time she has been at Navajo. You can tell she truly cares for the students. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Navajo Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1990	131	11	1	502	12	n/a	n/a	657
1991	126	13	0	487	6	n/a	n/a	632
1992	107	15	2	464	19	n/a	n/a	607
1993	89	8	3	498	17	n/a	n/a	615
1994	110	8	2	460	12	n/a	n/a	592
1995	89	9	2	463	16	n/a	n/a	579
1996	89	9	2	463	16	n/a	n/a	579
1997	71	9	0	447	12	n/a	n/a	539
1998	65	7	0	425	12	n/a	n/a	509
1999	53	7	1	400	12	n/a	n/a	473
2000	62	9	1	421	12	n/a	n/a	505
2001	56	8	0	425	6	n/a	n/a	495
2002	36	12	1	460	4	n/a	n/a	513
2003	36	12	1	460	4	n/a	n/a	513
2004	33	14	1	496	7	n/a	n/a	551
2005	34	8	0	505	10	n/a	n/a	557
2006	34	12	2	497	6	n/a	n/a	551
2007	58	16	8	531	15	n/a	n/a	628
2008	72	18	4	607	8	n/a	n/a	709
2009	77	14	6	594	11	n/a	n/a	702
2010	25	13	1	605	12	0	5	661
2011	25	8	1	630	6	0	5	675
2012	21	14	2	644	5	0	7	693
2013	28	10	1	623	10	0	4	676
2014	33	8	0	652	7	0	4	704
2015	26	14	1	620	17	0	10	688
2016	22	10	0	554	1	0	7	594
2017	25	8	0	537	3	0	2	575
2018	27	8	0	520	1	0	4	560
2019	15	8	0	458	2	0	4	487
2020	16	6	0	405	1	0	5	433
2021	25	2	0	341	5	0	4	377
2022	21	1	4	337	5	0	3	371
2023	17	1	3	330	4	0	4	359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Navajo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	657	39.0	16.8	n/a
1991	632	34.8	18.1	n/a
1992	607	39.7	15.2	53.5
1993	615	39.0	15.8	n/a
1994	592	34.7	17.1	n/a
1995	579	43.2	13.4	n/a
1996	579	43.2	13.4	n/a
1997	539	39.6	13.6	n/a
1998	509	36.1	14.1	n/a
1999	473	36.8	12.9	81.2
2000	505	38.7	13.0	84.4
2001	495	33.6	14.7	93.1
2002	513	38.8	13.2	93
2003	513	38.8	13.2	93
2004	551	41.8	13.2	88.4
2005	557	42.2	13.2	87.4
2006	551	38.3	14.4	28.5
2007	628	39.9	15.7	99.5
2008	709	48.0	14.8	98.9
2009	702	51.7	13.6	99.6
2010	661	46.0	14.3	99.5
2011	675	47.7	14.1	99.6
2012	693	47.6	14.5	99.6
2013	676	46.0	14.6	99.6
2014	704	45.5	15.4	98.2
2015	688	47.0	14.6	76.3
2016	594	36.0	16.5	100
2017	575	39.6	14.5	100
2018	560	38.0	14.7	100
2019	487	35.5	13.7	99.4
2020	433	33.0	13.1	100
2021	377	29.0	13.0	100
2022	371	28.0	13.2	100
2023	359	27.5	13.0	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Navajo Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	657	39.0	16.8	n/a
1991	632	34.8	18.1	n/a
1992	607	39.7	15.2	53.5
1993	615	39.0	15.8	n/a
1994	592	34.7	17.1	n/a
1995	579	43.2	13.4	n/a
1996	579	43.2	13.4	n/a
1997	539	39.6	13.6	n/a
1998	509	36.1	14.1	n/a
1999	473	36.8	12.9	81.2
2000	505	38.7	13.0	84.4
2001	495	33.6	14.7	93.1
2002	513	38.8	13.2	93
2003	513	38.8	13.2	93
2004	551	41.8	13.2	88.4
2005	557	42.2	13.2	87.4
2006	551	38.3	14.4	28.5
2007	628	39.9	15.7	99.5
2008	709	48.0	14.8	98.9
2009	702	51.7	13.6	99.6
2010	661	46.0	14.3	99.5
2011	675	47.7	14.1	99.6
2012	693	47.6	14.5	99.6
2013	676	46.0	14.6	99.6
2014	704	45.5	15.4	98.2
2015	688	47.0	14.6	76.3
2016	594	36.0	16.5	100
2017	575	39.6	14.5	100
2018	560	38.0	14.7	100
2019	487	35.5	13.7	99.4
2020	433	33.0	13.1	100
2021	377	29.0	13.0	100
2022	371	28.0	13.2	100
2023	359	27.5	13.0	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Navajo Elementary

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$10,018

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Navajo Elementary

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 395^th of 396 Elementary schools	Ranks 412^th of 435 Elementary schools	5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Language Arts (Navajo Elementary)	10	23.4	13.4%
3rd Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)	24	32.5	8.5%
3rd Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	30	31.8	1.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Navajo Elementary)	7	7.8	0.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Albuquerque)	30	22.2	7.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)	32	22.5	9.5%
4th Grade Language Arts (Navajo Elementary)	6	18.3	12.3%
4th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)	27	37.3	10.3%
4th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	30	35.2	5.2%
5th Grade Language Arts (Navajo Elementary)	12	31.1	19.1%
5th Grade Language Arts (Albuquerque)	30	36	6%
5th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)	33	35.7	2.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	487	359	26.3%
African American	8	1	87.5%
American Indian	2	4	100%
Asian	0	3
Hispanic	458	330	27.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	15	17	13.3%
Two or More Races	4	4
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.4%	100%	0.6%

Schools Near Navajo Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Navajo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 Hughes Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 873-8512	359	28	13.0	100.0%	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (91.9%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	9.9	417^th of 433 public elementary schools	3.7%		12.7	412^th of 435 public elementary schools	5.3%	5	14.0	16.0	7.0	$10,018
Barcelona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2311 Barcelona Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-0400	246	20	12.0	100.0%	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	427^th of 433 public elementary schools	1.4%		11	416^th of 435 public elementary schools	4.4%	11	14.0	13.0	4.0	$8,797
Rudolfo Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Vermejo Park Dr SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 452-3137	592	47	12.6	100.0%	39 (6.6%)	16 (2.7%)	510 (86.1%)	5 (0.8%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17.1	381^st of 433 public elementary schools	12.0%		22.1	359^th of 435 public elementary schools	17.5%	22	14.0	26.0	9.0	$8,862
Adobe Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Camino Del Valle SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-4799	306	22	14.2	100.0%	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22	342^nd of 433 public elementary schools	21.0%		30.6	303^rd of 435 public elementary schools	30.3%	39	24.0	27.0	12.0	$10,014
Maryann Binford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Corriz SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-0623	483	43	11.2	100.0%	28 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	442 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	389^th of 433 public elementary schools	10.2%		18.1	381^st of 435 public elementary schools	12.4%	8	25.0	23.0	6.0	$8,699
Kit Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 Byron Av SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2724	362	31	11.5	100.0%	15 (4.1%)	5 (1.4%)	340 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	405^th of 433 public elementary schools	6.5%		22.7	355^th of 435 public elementary schools	18.4%	50	10.0	19.0	9.0	$10,217
Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	K-7	1401 Old Coors Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Rio Grande Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 681-3536	80	7	12.1	52.5%	14 (17.5%)	3 (3.8%)	55 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	31	296^th of 433 public elementary schools	31.6%		61.2	159^th of 435 public elementary schools	63.4%	137		31.0	17.0
Pajarito Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2701 Don Felipe SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-9718	347	36	9.5	100.0%	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	305 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	8.1	423^rd of 433 public elementary schools	2.3%		10.1	420^th of 435 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	15.0	11.0	6.0	$12,887
Atrisco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Atrisco Rd SW	Albuquerque	87105	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 877-2772	248	30	8.1	100.0%	20 (8.1%)	8 (3.2%)	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11.6	406^th of 433 public elementary schools	6.2%		8.1	427^th of 435 public elementary schools	1.8%	21	15.0	18.0	8.0	$11,543
George I Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-8	4050 118th St SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 253-0300	1,221	78	15.7	100.0%	77 (6.3%)	30 (2.5%)	1,061 (86.9%)	7 (0.6%)	30 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)	21.6	347^th of 433 public elementary schools	19.9%		24	348^th of 435 public elementary schools	20.0%	1	17.0	30.0	10.0	$7,175

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