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JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY

9717 INDIAN SCHOOL RD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112 · (505) 299-4483 · Bernalillo County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Mexico public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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 elementary schools

Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 287
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
389 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K154%
Kindergarten4311%
Grade 15013%
Grade 24612%
Grade 34712%
Grade 44913%
Grade 54111%
Grade 66116%
Grade 73710%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 16% larger than its 7th grade class (37).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 55% · US 70%
White
8121%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 19% · US 43%
Hispanic
23360%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 30%
Black
144%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
256%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
338%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19350%
Female
19650%

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Test scores

NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
35.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.1%
NM avg 27.2%

What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →

Schools most like JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY

JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY this school389100.0%28.4%
MILAN ELEMENTARY
MILAN
41098.8%27.8%
TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARY
TUCUMCARI
451100.0%30.5%
BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
PORTALES
332100.0%N/A
MONTEZUMA ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE
33099.4%20.5%
MCCOLLUM ELEMENTARY
ALBUQUERQUE
30299.0%25.8%
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New MexicoIn Bernalillo County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.4%#208 of 329#54 of 91
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.1%#214 of 354#53 of 96
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.2%#236 of 366#55 of 101
Enrollment
ranked largest first
389#128 of 490#34 of 108
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.3:1#70 of 318#34 of 97
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.5%#73 of 334#31 of 97
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#20 of 393#6 of 101
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-22.0%#144 of 287#54 of 88
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
389
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538934.511.3:1100% (389)
2023-243223010.7:1N/A
2022-2332029.510.8:1100% (320)
2020-213602912.4:1100% (360)
2017-184993315.1:1100% (498)
2015-164803513.7:1100% (480)
2010-115193415.3:199% (516)
2000-014693015.6:182% (384)
1990-914952917.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (499 to 389); teachers up 5% (33 to 34.5).

About JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY

Federal records list JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY as an elementary school in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. The grade span is pre-K through 7, and enrollment is 389 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Mexico is about 287, so this school runs 36% larger than that.

JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY is one school in ALBUQUERQUE, a system of 172 schools with 74,800 students.

Hispanic students are the majority at JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups make up 21% White, 8% Native American, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Bernalillo County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY was 11.3:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in New Mexico. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bernalillo County is 90%.

Measured against New Mexico public elementary schools, JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

A school with JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY's lunch-eligibility share in New Mexico is predicted to score 33.4%. JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY scores 28.4%, 5.0 points below that line.

Across Bernalillo County, the median household income is $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bernalillo County is home to 211 public schools and about 85,724 public school students.

JACKSON MIDDLE is the public school closest to JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).

Enrollment grew 8% from its 2020-21 level of 360. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Bernalillo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY
District
ALBUQUERQUE
Address
9717 INDIAN SCHOOL RD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112
Phone
(505) 299-4483
County
Bernalillo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–07
Total enrollment
389
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
389 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
350006000053
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY
How large is JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY?
JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY serve?
JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many teachers does JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY have?
JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY?
At JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 21% White, 60% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY in?
JANET KAHN FINE ARTS ACADEMY is part of ALBUQUERQUE.
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