The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mountain Mahogany Community School
Mountain Mahogany Community School sits in Albuquerque's North Valley, along Fourth Street NW, serving kindergarten through eighth grade as a public charter school. It is a relatively small school for its grade span, with enrollment spread fairly evenly across the nine grades. The student body is majority Hispanic, with a substantial white population and smaller groups identifying as two or more races, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a school serving a broadly working-class community. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On New Mexico's state assessments for the most recent school year, the school's results tell a mixed story. English language arts proficiency sits above math, with close to half of tested students meeting or exceeding standards in reading and writing. Science proficiency was in a similar range to ELA, though based on a much smaller tested group since only certain grades take the science assessment. Math proficiency was noticeably lower, with roughly a third of students reaching proficiency. This is the only year of assessment data available, so there is no trend to observe. A parent weighing this school may want to ask about how the school supports math instruction and whether interventions are in place to close that gap.
The school operates as a charter within the Albuquerque Public Schools authorizing framework. No information on specific academic programs, course access, staffing ratios, attendance, or discipline was provided, so those dimensions of school life cannot be described. Likewise, Title I status was not reported, and no civil-rights data was available. These gaps are not unusual for a charter school of this size, but they do mean a parent would need to contact the school directly for details about classroom approach, extracurriculars, special education services, and school climate.
Albuquerque itself is New Mexico's largest city, a sprawling, car-oriented place organized into four quadrants by Central Avenue and the railroad tracks. The school sits in the northwest quadrant, an area that mixes residential streets with commercial corridors. Publicly reported descriptions of the city emphasize its role as a hub for government and defense work, with Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base as major employers, alongside the University of New Mexico, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, and the city government. A growing film and media sector, anchored partly by a Netflix production hub, has added another layer to the local economy. The city's population has been roughly flat to slightly declining in recent estimates, and growth has historically pushed outward across the Northeast Heights, West Side, and Southeast Mesa.
The housing market around the school is moderately priced for the region. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit somewhat above the statewide benchmark but below the national one, and rents are modest relative to many urban areas. The estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home exceeds the typical rent by a meaningful margin, which reflects the current interest-rate environment and means renting remains relatively affordable compared with buying. Home values have moved only slightly over the past year, while rents have crept upward at a somewhat faster pace.
No district-level changes were found in a search for recent parent-relevant developments at Albuquerque Public Schools, so nothing specific can be reported about policy shifts, curriculum changes, or budget actions affecting this school.
For a family considering Mountain Mahogany, the core picture is a small charter school with a diverse, predominantly Hispanic and largely economically disadvantaged student body, solid reading and science results, and a clear soft spot in math. The school's grade span running through eighth grade gives families a single setting for the full elementary and middle-school stretch, which some parents prefer over multiple transitions. The surrounding neighborhood offers urban convenience at a relatively accessible price point. What the data cannot answer is how the school teaches, what its culture feels like day to day, and what supports exist for students who need extra help. Those questions are worth bringing directly to the school.
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