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What's something EXPLORE ACADEMY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,413
Combined
STATE 498
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXPLORE ACADEMY·NCES 350016701103
EXPLORE ACADEMY
5100 MASTHEAD ST NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109 · (505) 305-5300 · Bernalillo County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,413 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of New Mexico public schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
12.3:1
115 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
365 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 | 67 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 195 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 145 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 65% smaller than its 8th grade class (193).
Student demographics
64%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
58.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
43.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
1,413
+767 (+119%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 1,413 | 115.2 | 12.3:1 | 26% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 1,354 | 103.6 | 13.1:1 | 22% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 1,204 | 93.3 | 12.9:1 | 22% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 54 | 12.0:1 | 21% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 24% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 18 | 9.3:1 | 30% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EXPLORE ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students up 506% (233 to 1,413); teachers up 401% (23 to 115.2).
About EXPLORE ACADEMY
EXPLORE ACADEMY is a combined-grade school with a street address in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. Enrollment is 1,413 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in New Mexico is about 498 students, so this school is 184% bigger than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at EXPLORE ACADEMY is Hispanic (48%). Enrollment also includes 33% White, 16% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 49% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, EXPLORE ACADEMY comes in at 64%.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 115.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.3:1 average for combined schools in New Mexico is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 26% of students at EXPLORE ACADEMY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Bernalillo County, the average eligibility rate is 90%.
The allk12 Grade for EXPLORE ACADEMY is B. Compared with New Mexico public schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bernalillo County, median household income is about $69,473, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Bernalillo County number 211 and enroll about 85,724.
The school nearest to EXPLORE ACADEMY is COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, EXPLORE ACADEMY is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, EXPLORE ACADEMY is City: Large. EXPLORE ACADEMY operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was 646 in 2020-21 and 1,413 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
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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
Other Explore Academy schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Explore Academy. EXPLORE ACADEMY is the largest of the 3.
- Explore AcademyNorth Las Vegas, NV · 356 students
- Explore AcademyOrange, CA · 126 students
Nearby schools
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP0.5 mi · 852
- COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP0.5 mi · 759
- HEALTH LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 233
- EDMUND G ROSS ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 343
- ARROYO DEL OSO ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 321
- CORRALES INTERNATIONAL1.3 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About EXPLORE ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at EXPLORE ACADEMY?
EXPLORE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,413 students in grades KG-12.
Is EXPLORE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
EXPLORE ACADEMY is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at EXPLORE ACADEMY?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at EXPLORE ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at EXPLORE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at EXPLORE ACADEMY are roughly 33% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees EXPLORE ACADEMY?
EXPLORE ACADEMY is overseen by EXPLORE ACADEMY in Bernalillo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.