The top reported proficiency rate is 27% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Apache Elementary
Apache Elementary sits on Copper Street in Albuquerque's northeast quadrant, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Albuquerque Public Schools. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, drawing from a neighborhood in New Mexico's largest city. Albuquerque is a sprawling, car-oriented place where the Rio Grande and its bosque run north-south through the center and the Sandia Mountains rise to the east. The city is organized into four quadrants, and Apache's northeast placement puts it in a part of town that has historically been more residential.
The school's enrollment is modest for an elementary serving this grade band. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic, with American Indian and Alaska Native students and white students each forming a meaningful portion of the population. Smaller groups of students identifying as two or more races, Black, and Asian complete the picture. Every student at Apache qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school firmly in a category of serving a community with high economic need. The data does not include IEP counts or English learner rates, so those pieces are missing here.
On state assessments for the most recent reported year, Apache Elementary's results are low. In English language arts, roughly a quarter of tested students reached proficiency. In math, the share was far smaller, with only a handful of students testing proficient. Science results fell into a low range as well. The data provides only a single year, so there is no trend to compare against. A parent may want to look into how the school is responding to these results and what academic support structures are in place, particularly in math where the numbers are the weakest.
Because Apache is an elementary school serving only through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. That metric does not apply to this grade band.
Albuquerque's profile gives context for the community surrounding the school. The city's major employers include Sandia National Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, the University of New Mexico, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and state and city government. A growing film and media sector, including a Netflix production hub, has added to the employment picture. The city's population has been roughly flat to slightly declining in recent years, with development activity focused on affordable housing initiatives and continued expansion of the media and technology sectors.
Housing in the school's zip code is more affordable than the national benchmark but sits above the state figure. Typical home values are moderate for a city of this size, and rents are lower still, making renting noticeably cheaper than carrying a mortgage at current interest rates. The price-to-income ratio is elevated relative to national norms, meaning buying a home here stretches household budgets more than in many parts of the country. For families considering the area, renting may be the more accessible entry point.
The district brief for Albuquerque Public Schools returned no recent parent-relevant changes, such as policy shifts, curriculum updates, or tax measures. The search did not surface specific items, so that information is left out rather than guessed at.
What the data shows is a small elementary school serving an economically disadvantaged community within a large, diverse city. Academic results are currently low across all tested subjects, with math the sharpest concern. The universal free-lunch eligibility tells you something about the neighborhood the school serves and the resources families bring. A parent evaluating Apache would want to ask directly about what the school is doing to strengthen instruction, what intervention and tutoring options exist, and how the school communicates with families about academic progress. The data gives the shape of the place, but the conversation with the school itself would fill in what the numbers cannot.
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