Schools in the Four Hills/Kirtland AFB Area (Albuquerque: houses, transfer)

[rybert]

Wow... Mollie Krattiger has moved-up the administration ladder. I think she was my teacher back in the day.

[Fox Two Splash]

Originally Posted by berncohomes

We live in Four Hills with our almost 2 year old son and we are looking into Sunset Mesa Schools up on Morris. It is private and expensive ($880 month for Kindergarten) but if we tighten our belts we can afford it and we believe our baby's education to be one of our main priorities in life.

Try Cross of Hope Lurtheran in the Taylor Ranch area, our youngest goes there, he loves the schools and his test scores are up in the 95% range. The cost is 400 a month and well worth it... the student to teacher ratios are outstanding too.

[berncohomes]

Originally Posted by Fox Two Splash

Try Cross of Hope Lurtheran in the Taylor Ranch area, our youngest goes there, he loves the schools and his test scores are up in the 95% range. The cost is 400 a month and well worth it... the student to teacher ratios are outstanding too.

Thanks for the tip - but your location says DC via Italy, that is one hell of a commuter to Taylor Ranch in the morning.

[Fox Two Splash]

It is a long commute---Wife and family are in ABQ while I am on a 1 year remote. Looking to buy here in the next month or so, should be stateside in 2-3 months.

[rochal]

Hello. My family and I are moving to Kirtland AFB this summer. We have a daughter that will be in the 4th grade. I heard there are 2 elementary schools on base. Which one is better and why? My daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD and needs very involved teachers. Thank you for your responses.

[Zoidberg]

Further east is better, but strongly recommend, if you can, going further out from the base. Test scores are quite poor at base schools.

Bandelier ES comes highly recommended from others who have been in similar situations.

[lisdol]

I believe Sandia Base school is more highly regarded than Wherry, but not sure. I have not heard great things about Sandia Base from a couple of parents there. I know no one that attends Wherry so I cannot give an opinion of it. You'd think it were closed driving by it except that its across from the commissary and I can hear the kids playing at lunch recess when I go grocery shopping. It might be smaller, which might be a good thing.

We chose to avoid APS entirely with our kids,and live off base in the E. Mtns, and are in the Moriarty-Edgewood school district. We like our elementary school very much. It has an enrollment of somewhere between 300-350 kids grades K-6. I have two kids with IEPs and we do frequent reviews and modifications to fit their needs. Everyone is very helpful.

PM me if you want the name of the school.

If you do decide to live on base, check the no child left behind laws regarding school choice if you are in an underperforming school district. If your assigned elem school has failed to meet adequate progress for a certain length of time and is classified a certain way, I believe you get to send your child to a different elem school in the system. You would have to drive her and pick her up. I am fairly certain Sandia Base and Wherry have had issues with meeting AYP, as has the majority of the APS school system.

[rochal]

What neighborhood/area is Bandelier in?

[lisdol]

from: Wyoming and Sandia Circle, Albuquerque, nm to: 3309 Pershing Ave SE, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico 87106 - Google Maps

This is a map from the family housing area to Bandelier ES

I think that is a pretty nice neighborhood. The trip up Carlisle Blvd north from Gibson takes you through my old neighborhood when I was in college - it was quite sketchy - but once you get to the green tree-lined part of Carlisle north of Kathryn, the neighborhood changes.

[rochal]

I have looked online on greatschools and Sandia had very poor ratings.