ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL

ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, part of ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, with 263 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL is the operating authority for ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 34% White, 16% Asian, 13% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 49% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly less Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Bernalillo County's rate of about 90%.

With demographic context factored in, ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New Mexico public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 54.1%; ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL posts 90.0%, +36.0 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,473, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DESERT RIDGE MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. ALTURA PREPARATORY SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.