ZIP 87120 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 87120

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 87120 (Albuquerque, NM) is associated with Albuquerque Public Schools (LEA 3500060) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (87 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute about 6.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Albuquerque Public Schools

LEA ID

3500060

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (19)

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute6.0 miles (9.6 km)2yr-public
Brookline College-Albuquerque7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Albuquerque7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-private
Central New Mexico Community College8.8 miles (14.2 km)2yr-public
University of New Mexico-Main Campus8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus28.6 miles (46.1 km)2yr-public
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
Southwestern College52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Santa Fe Community College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus57.2 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
Southwest University of Naprapathic Medicine58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 19 colleges & universities

St. John's College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
New Mexico State University-Grants61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
Northern New Mexico College70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-public
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-public
Navajo Technical University86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-public
Luna Community College91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-public
New Mexico Highlands University92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
ALBUQUERQUE AVIATION ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
HORIZON ACADEMY WEST	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
TRES VOLCANES COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
TIERRA ANTIGUA ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
ALBUQUERQUE BILINGUAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
TONY HILLERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
VOLCANO VISTA HIGH	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
SUSIE RAYOS MARMON ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
PAINTED SKY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
MARIE M HUGHES ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
CHAMIZA ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CROSS OF HOPE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
L.B. JOHNSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
WEST MESA HIGH	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
CHRISTINE DUNCAN HERITAGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ALBUQUERQUE TALENT DEVELOPMENT CHARTER	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
BOSQUE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
VENTANA RANCH ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
SUNSET VIEW ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
JIMMY CARTER MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
JAMES MONROE MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
VISION QUEST ALTERNATIVE MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
PARADISE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
COYOTE WILLOW FAMILY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
LAVALAND ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
MONTESSORI OF THE RIO GRANDE	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
DURANES ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
HELEN CORDERO PRIMARY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
REGINALD CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PETROGLYPH ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MARK ARMIJO ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
EDWARD GONZALES ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
GRIEGOS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
TOWER ROAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
COCHITI ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
ALAMOSA ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
VALLEY HIGH	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ALVARADO ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
TIERRA ADENTRO	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
SAN FELIPE DE NERI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
CARLOS REY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
VALLE VISTA ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
JOE HARRIS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
SPARRK ONLINE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
TRUMAN MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
WESTERN HEIGHTS LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ACE LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MANZANO DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MISSION ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS 2.0	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
MOUNTAIN VIEW PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MARYANN BINFORD ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
GARFIELD MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
LA ACADEMIA DE ESPERANZA	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
RIO GRANDE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
ATRISCO ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
SEVEN BAR ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
LOS PUENTES CHARTER	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
GORDON BERNELL CHARTER	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
TAFT MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
WASHINGTON MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ESCUELA DEL SOL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ALBUQUERQUE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ABQ SIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
CONTINUATION SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
LEW WALLACE ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
PUESTA DEL SOL ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
CIBOLA HIGH	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
SIEMBRA LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
SCHOOL ON WHEELS HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
RIO GRANDE HIGH	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
AMY BIEHL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
LOS RANCHOS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
ARMIJO ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
TAYLOR MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
MAGGIE CORDOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
CAMINO NUEVO YOUTH	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
CORONADO ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHARTER	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
RUDOLFO ANAYA ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
DIGITAL ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
GOSPEL LIGHT BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
KIT CARSON ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
SEQUOYAH	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
ALBUQUERQUE HIGH	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 87120

What school district is ZIP code 87120 in?

ZIP 87120 (Albuquerque, NM) maps to Albuquerque Public Schools (LEA ID 3500060) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 87120?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 87 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 87120 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 87120 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.9%
High school	21.0%
Less than HS	6.9%
School district	Albuquerque Public Schools

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