APS - Albuquerque Public Schools Overview

Albuquerque Public Schools

Know your school choice options in Albuquerque Public Schools.

In Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) students are assigned to a school based on where they live. Students may apply to transfer to another school in the district (called intradistrict school choice), a charter or magnet school, or a school outside the district (called interdistrict choice).

Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, students attending a Title I school designated as "in need of improvement" have the right to attend a higher-performing school in the district.

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This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best.

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P.O. Box 25704

Albuquerque, NM 87125

Bernalillo

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PH: (505) 880-3744

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Grades PK-12 & ungraded

94,643 students

168 schools

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District superintendent:

Winston Brooks

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