Mark Twain Elementary School
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 880-3744
District: Albuquerque Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK-5 • 285 students
Albuquerque's Mark Twain Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Albuquerque Public Schools district. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Mark Twain Elementary School is a public school located in Albuquerque, NM. 285 students attend Mark Twain Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2023 Student growth data from New Mexico Public Education Department. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: May 18, 2026
Teachers make fun of students and often discourage them!! My SPECIAL EDUCATION student has been made fun of by multiple teachers and harassed !! This has been reported and they dont care dont take ur kid here! They cant even respect a childs opinion on there own feelings!!
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Posted: March 4, 2024
Honestly the principal there has no clue.
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Posted: May 17, 2019
Teachers send home at least 10 pages of math homework. They do not provide rubrics or instructions. The homework is meaningless and does not provide students with the opportunity to think and reflect. They love worksheets.
Posted: May 17, 2019
My son has a visual disability and his teachers consistently violated his IEP and we had to get a lawyer to make sure they followed it.
Posted: May 17, 2019
The principals immediately put my son in in school suspension within the first two weeks of school for small infractions. Instead of taking away recess or giving him lunch detention, they denied him 8 hours of instruction.
Posted: May 17, 2019
The first principal wanted to friends with the teachers instead of their boss. The second principal was unavailable and stand offish. She removed a capable teacher from the classroom and replaced her with a teacher that had to removed from the classroom. My son and his classmates had to talk with the police about it.
Posted: May 17, 2019
His teachers repeated violated my son's IEP.
Posted: May 17, 2019
I emailed the teacher several times about a student and nothing was done.
Posted: May 17, 2019
Terrible. I tried to get my son out of this school because of their attitude towards IEPs. There are too few effective teachers at this school. My son was never able to be in a successful learning environment because too many of teachers are ineffective.
Posted: July 19, 2018
The homework load in third grade was intense and had a lot of anxiety attached to it. Very little went home for parents to understand what was expected of child. Absolutely no regard for a school-life balance especially since the school day ended so late. Every teacher prior to this one gave weekly packets for students to work at own pace except this year. I honestly think allowing students and families to pace and plan their week is a great teaching method.
Posted: July 19, 2018
Kinder-totally organized, had her own website and communicated often, yet had a calm yet enthusiastic demeanor. No longer there
1st-Another calm and enthusiastic demeanor and accommodating to different levels of learning styles and activity level. Very fun, but no longer there.
2nd Both teachers were slightly stressed out and one was not a good fit as she was intolerable to any hyperactivity. Tried to psychoanalyze my child which I thought was very unprofessional and could have had legal ramifications if I was that kind of person. Transferred my son to another class and this teacher was a bit stressed out, soon to retire, but kind and accommodating. My son learned in her class. no longer there
3rd-One teacher was such a screamer and I hoped my son wouldn't be in her class. no longer there. The other teacher was one of those fun, slightly disorganized and didn't really explain concepts to students in ways they could understand. She had a handful of students who performed well below grade level, which must have been challenging. I think my son slightly regressed in her class and any joy for learning was squashed because she was completely intolerable to hyperactivity and both her, principal wanted an IEP to give further accommodation for my son. He was grieving a loss, but apparently that wasn't enough to help him work through his behavior. After the back and forth with this school, I am hoping for a transfer because he has a scarlet letter of one of the "bad kids."
PE teacher-awesome, music teacher-a bit judgmental
Posted: July 19, 2018
The school integrates special ed with entire school body, but really only accommodates severely disabled. The in between students or students who are from a very low-income environment fall through the cracks.
Posted: July 19, 2018
Only if you have an IEP. They tried, but can only legally do so much.
Posted: July 19, 2018
They don't deal with it. Apparently, there no tolerance doesn't work that well.
Posted: July 19, 2018
After principal Wilcox left two years ago, the learning curve of new principal adversely affected this school. She was a good person, but I don't think really cut out for the position. I don't blame the school so much as I do the district and the state's already low educational attainment. NM is plagued with brain drain, poverty, and general lack of value in education and it shows in public school.
Posted: March 25, 2016
The teacher and staff go above and beyond for these kids. Truely feel one of the best elementary school here in albuquerque.
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Posted: May 18, 2014
This school does great with children who have sever disabilities. How ever with that being said they are not so good with kindergarden! The teachers are allowed to favor certain children making others feel left out. The test score for this school are horrible! My son is slightly hyper (due to him being a 5 year old!) and they suggested putting him on pills even though I stated more than once that this is not an option!! They are never up to date with schedules and expect way to much of a kindergartner! Acting as if preschool is a requirement!! I am happy to say my son will be going to a new school next year! I am willing to drive across town to make sure my child gets the attention and education he deserves instead of having to be constantly discipline for simply being new to how school works! They do no preparing for them and they don't even celebrate graduations!!! If I could is give zero stars but my kids like the swings!
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| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Heights | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Albuquerque | NM | 3.7 mi | |
| 2 | Blossom Ridge at Anderson Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Albuquerque | NM | 10.2 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque | Albuquerque | NM | 4.2 mi | |
| 2 | Taylor Ranch | Albuquerque | NM | 8.5 mi | |
| 3 | Rio Rancho | Rio Rancho | NM | 10.9 mi | |
| 4 | Ventana Ranch | Albuquerque | NM | 11.5 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Kirtland AFB | 5.9 mi. |
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