Enrollment
109
High
STATE 450
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS·NCES 350010901030
NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS
4401 CENTRAL AVE NE BLDG 2, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108 · (505) 243-1957 · Bernalillo County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New Mexico public schools
- BTest 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 schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 22.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
31 students
STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 12% |
Student demographics
69%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
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NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
NM avg 44.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Mexico average is about 44 of 100.
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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 →
Schools most like NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS this school | 109 | 28.4% | 47.6% |
| GORDON BERNELL CHARTER ALBUQUERQUE | 175 | 36.6% | N/A |
| NORTHPOINT CHARTER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 144 | 35.4% | N/A |
| ABQ CHARTER ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE | 350 | 50.9% | N/A |
| PUBLIC ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS ALBUQUERQUE | 448 | 33.5% | 48.6% |
| THE GREAT ACADEMY ALBUQUERQUE | 59 | 69.5% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico high 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 NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Bernalillo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #8 of 17 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #12 of 20 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #151 of 212 | #41 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #135 of 147 | #34 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -55.9% | #2 of 60 | #2 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
109
-80 (-42%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 109 | 11.1 | 9.8:1 | 28% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 12.3 | 12.2:1 | 33% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 13 | 13.7:1 | 45% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 18 | 10.5:1 | 49% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 20.5 | 12.1:1 | 48% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 51% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 10% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (247 to 109); teachers down 46% (20.5 to 11.1).
About NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS
The public high school NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is located in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 109 students. Against the 450-student average for high schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 76% lower.
Federal records list NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS as its own district.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS, at 47%. Enrollment also includes 24% White, 14% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 7% Black. The county population is about 49% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is 11.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.8:1. That is 13.1 students per teacher below the 22.9:1 average for high schools in New Mexico. Around 28% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 90% average among public schools in Bernalillo County.
The allk12 Grade for NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is B-. Compared with New Mexico public schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS's lunch-eligibility share in New Mexico is predicted to score 50.6%. NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS scores 47.6%, 3.0 points below that line.
Among Bernalillo County residents, the median household income is $69,473, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS, Bernalillo County has 210 other public schools.
The closest public school to NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is CORAL COMMUNITY CHARTER, about 0.2 miles away. NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 43.6%, lower than NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS's 47.6%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS as a charter school.
NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS enrolled 189 in 2020-21 and 109 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
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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
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- BANDELIER ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTSHow large is NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS?
NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS enrolls approximately 109 students in grades 06-12.
Is NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS.
How diverse is NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS?
NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS reports a student body of 24% White, 47% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS?
NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is overseen by NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS in Bernalillo County.
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