HORIZON ACADEMY WEST

HORIZON ACADEMY WEST is one of the roomy elementary-level communitys in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, run under HORIZON ACADEMY WEST, with 495 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 287 students each, so HORIZON ACADEMY WEST sits 72% larger than that benchmark.

Operationally, HORIZON ACADEMY WEST answers to HORIZON ACADEMY WEST, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, HORIZON ACADEMY WEST lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 17% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HORIZON ACADEMY WEST has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting HORIZON ACADEMY WEST higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bernalillo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,473 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HORIZON ACADEMY WEST is one of 211 public schools in Bernalillo County (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALBUQUERQUE BILINGUAL ACADEMY, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. HORIZON ACADEMY WEST operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 504 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 10% to 2% across the same window.

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