EXPLORE ACADEMY

EXPLORE ACADEMY, a high-enrollment all-grades campus in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, one of the schools within EXPLORE ACADEMY, serves 1,413 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 184% larger than the state mean of about 498.

EXPLORE ACADEMY is a school of EXPLORE ACADEMY, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, EXPLORE ACADEMY lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% White, 16% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bernalillo County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, EXPLORE ACADEMY shows 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting EXPLORE ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bernalillo County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EXPLORE ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Bernalillo County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EXPLORE ACADEMY is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

COTTONWOOD CLASSICAL PREP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EXPLORE ACADEMY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.6%.

EXPLORE ACADEMY operates from an urban location. As a public charter, EXPLORE ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EXPLORE ACADEMY has grew 506%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 1,413 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 44% to 33% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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