NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS

Located at 4401 CENTRAL AVE NE BLDG 2, in ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is an one-room-style high school that educates 109 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 76% below typical.

NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS sits inside NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% White, 14% multiracial, 8% Native American, 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bernalillo County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bernalillo County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the area at large, Bernalillo County reports that median household income runs about $69,473, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bernalillo County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,724 students), of which NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS is one.

CORAL COMMUNITY CHARTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The school occupies an urban site. NEW MEXICO ACADEMY FOR THE MEDIA ARTS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 56%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 109 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 53% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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