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Does ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,005
Combined
STATE 498
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE·NCES 350012201071
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
13201 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112 · (505) 312-7711 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,005 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of New Mexico public schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
62 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
572 students
STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 131 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 63 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (97).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
54.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,005
+100 (+11%) vs 2020
+370% since 2010-11, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,005 | 61.5 | 16.3:1 | 57% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 942 | 63.3 | 14.9:1 | 42% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 910 | 50.8 | 17.9:1 | 55% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 56% (505) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 62% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 59% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 45% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE.
Since 2017-18: students up 85% (542 to 1,005); teachers up 81% (34 to 61.5).
About ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is a combined-grade school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 1,005 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 498-student average for combined schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 102% higher.
In federal data, the district for ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 6% Black. ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.3:1. That is 5.0 students per teacher above the 11.3:1 average for combined schools in New Mexico. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%. That rate is below the 90% average among public schools in Bernalillo County.
allk12 grades ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE an A. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public schools, because each state gives its own test.
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is 15.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.6% versus 43.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New Mexico.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bernalillo County, the median household income is $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 211 public schools in Bernalillo County, enrolling about 85,724 students in all.
The school nearest to ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is APACHE ELEMENTARY, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE's location as City: Large. NCES lists ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE as a charter school.
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE had 905 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,005.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bernalillo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
673,930
Census ACS
Median income
$69,473
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
85,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALBUQUERQUE
- VOLCANO VISTA HIGHHigh · 2,089 students
- ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HSHigh · 1,930 students
- LA CUEVA HIGHHigh · 1,826 students
- SANDIA HIGHHigh · 1,618 students
- ELDORADO HIGHCombined · 1,579 students
- ALBUQUERQUE HIGHHigh · 1,568 students
Nearby schools
- APACHE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 341
- CHELWOOD ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 309
- MANZANO HIGH0.7 mi · 1,157
- PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS1.2 mi · 448
- ONATE ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 301
- KENNEDY MIDDLE1.5 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEHow many students attend ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE?
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE enrolls approximately 1,005 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE serve?
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE have?
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE?
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE reports a student body of 30% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE?
ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is overseen by ABQ SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.